VOL. II. ^ i s r ; t t p - c o u z s t t h y s t o r y.

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1 VOL.. fooibt,yob8tbr & COMPANY,}. NO. 17 V a b h in g t o n s t b b e t. i BOSTON. SATTJRRATi FEBRUARY 13,1858. {Tp^^LBlN8AD^NOaB} NO. 20, Entered ftpoording to Act of Congress, tn tho yoar^b57, by Colot, Torstkr &Coktawt, n tho Clerks Offloo of thd United ". States District Court, of the District of Massachusetts, ^ i s r ; t t p - c o u z s t t h y s t o r y. % p i c t u r e o f LFE S ;T H E ilu R A L DSTRCTS.. bttbrb^toudt.r : A U T H O R O F 11D O T E O O T *," O A H HTH, V A it E," & 0.. <., X XXL TH E TPTOE BEBELLON. You may want to know what wm.doing tip n Huokabuok, all this tim e; but if there had been! anything going on, should have felt it my duty to drop all else right where it was, and proceeded to make a note of it without delay. Thero was nothing doing, just as thero always had beon. The old town nodded away. ts Bleepy burghers etill doted on tho tavern bench on summer days, and packed, themselves.into the littlo stores and barrooms through tho nipping winter woather. Deaoon Soso frowned H-h-h-med! and looked wibe, as before. Mr. Zigzag rolled up and down the street, and pierced everybody1through with his sharp blue oyes: Mr. Pennybright sold ju st as many grindstones and mop-handles as ho used to sell; and looked over and under, but never through, his speotaoles at those who came io the Post Offlco for their letters. Mr. Shadblow ah, but he was getting no better o fit. How very poor he felt! HoWhe negleoted the ftur means of adding to his hoard, and went about saving, and picking up, ahd eternally oom- plaining 1 His wife had a sore trial of it, ndeed. She would have rejoiced at the thought, of getting back Patty s. sooiety afeain, but as foryflshing to havo tbe,oblld. *har«wal# and diecotewith Mr. EUwn&rir, it was entirely ouf* o f the question; She bore, and boro patiently; ever trustfal, evw cheerful, always trying to find the bright Bide. Anil Mr. John Porringer ho never would leavo that little red schoolhouse as long as he lived. His linlr was.getting quite gray, as it was; and it had long been a popular maxim with -the sturdy Huckobuokers, that in a heap of gray hairs wisdom was 11Nor 1, either," added John Grace. Then turning to Washington Ounoe, ho added-r Are you?" 11No, answered Ounce, with some littlo hesitation. * Are you?" continued the leader, to Phillip. The latter was (satisfied to, express his.senti nenti by a negative shako o f his head. Hurrah, then!" shouted John, throwing up his cap and catching it as it came down. Now we re in for it!- Hurrah! Go it,. Tiptoe! Three cheers for Bally! Down with tho fried host^-pudding! No morei fried hasty-puddihg for breakfast! Say will you all agreo not to tako any more o f it for break: fast?" d a good deal rather put up with that," said young Ounce, and spread my own bread for supper, So d!" chimed in Master Hatoh, flirting out his yellow handkerchief. Yes," said Bill Barber, le s eat opr pud n, and gp without oiir bread, unless we oan spread the butter on ourselves. go for that! say know how muoh butter want, as well as oldsal Tiptoo does! 11t means t w oll th»nk ytoa to pass that plate o butte? bjryou!" was hiaribjijjr. Mr. Tiptoes faoe flamed, i p liko a blacksmith s forgo/ Miss Soily h alf rof^ n her seat, os if she were going to take thb teaix* and pour hot wator over every ono o f thom lntotation. y could neither o f them speak for A tnoment, thd boys had given them suoh a sudderf itfldhtup. >Do you moan to be in*)l^nt, 8ir? retorted Mr. Tiptoe, his black eyes tojrotaf like a cat s in a dark cellar 1 ", ; No, sir, saidjohn, who oonitltutcd Umself now the speaker fbr his party j * tral wom liko to spread our Bread for ourselves! T l a t V #11!" The ungrateful wreteifcs " broke out Miss Bally. Mr. Tiptoe, why dont-^ou iind them off to thoir room s?".. l: Leave the table; this minhte,"ordered he, and go,to your rooms! and don t «ao of you leavo them a ain tonight!" J They all got up to obey. kiiow oui thing," said John Grace, when he. got close to tho door j, U dont pay/or my board, not till ve eat my moneys worth! and pushfed through as fast as he could go. 11Whats that, s ir? called Mr. Tiptoo after him. What s that you say, sir? " But the presumptuous taaoal was out of his Bhould think thoy d dona it now! exclaimed Miss Silly, as soon asth ay were out of hearing. "N ow what do y o u s posapati&rf freak into their heads, Nathaniel? Bat leverd yield! never d give up in thb warldl d ttngter em! Oh, How w is h / was a man 1" " wish you were, observed her brothor, if you think it s so veiy agtoeablp, d be glad to ohange plaoes wijth^oa for & little while, m sure." She looked like a thundercloud in its blaokest and rtiggedest glory. f there had boen any bolts in her, she would have hurled <me as ftraight as a lino at ^ m tmy Z Z n h i. Vnv. 1with. t was suoh high living, they concluded to Mr. Tiptoe, owever,. y rfko f ^ Bat 0 0f health and temper together, began tifget the upper hand. Ho was afraid to try And they struok. to flog the bigger ones, lest ho might get flogged himself.;.and he existed in a state of.oscillating wrctch- On tho very samo d iy when they went in to tho setting his teeth together. But the hinges held out, ednesr between the goading o f his energetic sister testable, after paddling in a tin basin of oold water and the boys tittered and shook their fists a t him in, w«. « «* for two or three minutes apieoo by way o f prepara-1 pantomime. Sally and the persistent deviltry of his pupils. t, «r or 8 ^ ^ of And guess ve got the strength to spread it on, too!" her offending brother. J f th* pl^mythologists cou]4 have.laid hands oa her, f t e i would have carried her j John Graoe stood and retiowed.the mmter a off^-npient,n M r f t jjttit dte of their ment... jterrlble Juplter. " * X V - i :. Well," said he, coming oyer to tiie rest, H go the pud n ( and refuse the brcad-and-butter. Will you all agreo to that? " «Yes!" was the unanimous answer.. Hurrah, thon!" ho continued, throwing up his cap again, and thib time lodging it in the branches o f an apple-tree; no moro bread-and-butter, i f we can t spread it ourselves! Hurrah 1 Nono of you bock out, now! Follow me up, and well oariy the somewhere secreted. y could n t see any special1, ^ h ^ Ti tocj, / Thre0 oheer8 for necessity o f hunting for it in tljg skull. Yes, there ruledmr. John Porringer over his. dally squad bf pupils, the undisputed pionarch of all ho surveyed. His intellectual serfs still continued to regard his J i _ i!! i! lltft au i.11 V a n t h A M» John Grace andhis company! They joined in with all their lungs and heartb. No wonder they were, disposed to rebel against this parsimonious bread-and-butter scheme. Any boy of blue woolen socks with scholastlo respect, and to. WQu]d- Every night when they wero summonoatch the Are o f his glanco with awo and troubling. e(j ^ supper-table, thoy found eaoh ono a Blngle Gen. Tunbelly grew no leaner; and as for hia ; gjjm o f ^rea(j ll^on tjlejr p i^ s, 6prcad over as thin- growing muoh fatter, it was not to be thought of. j Uh bultcra8 gold-beater s skin. Unless you had He was. weighing his regular two hundred forty odd, ^ 8h fof ^ yqu ^ ^ hat0 8ccn it at all> and hearty as a buck, thaukee!" as he had oo- Thcnj wnjj ^ cnough of it ^ hold ft fly,8 ydung. casion to say of himself quite flu e n tly. n all ^ bab b ^ ^ ^ ^ thought.migs this time he had not married Mrs. Banister y e t; nor ^ must possess wonderful sharp eyesight to do got Abigail lovitt back to keep houso for h im ; nor buou fino WQrk evcry dayi and a knifo.blado that called out Mr. Nathaniel Tiptoe to mortal com bat. wo(lld havolot the 8un through. Besides this spread He looked savago at the school-teacher in churoh Blio8 o f brcad npicoef thoy wer0 alowod a 8inglo oup Bometimes, and occasional y broke off bits ot his Qf tca.and.watcr ^ wash it doffdi occa sio n a l a two teeth in gritting "them at him; but he never way- ^ chunk r f chc oake ^ ^ laid him, shot at him, cowhided him, or interfered ^ napkin8 ^ ^ ^ ^ fnm thcir mouth9 They finally ooneluded to sit a while and dis crass the affair in all its aspects, and take oounsel of their judgments for the fbture. Thus they could recover their oourage, andoonsolidate their, resolutions. t was presently arranged that Mr. Tiptoo Should go up among them alone, and take observations. When ho had mounted to the top Of tho ohamber s t a i r s, ho stopped to listen. There was not a bit o f n oisoto.b eheard. You might have supposed tho rebellious rascals had all slipped on their night- olotbeb and gone to sleep. He stepped up to tho door of one of their rooms they ocouplcd adjoining chambers with free communication between and tried the quality o f his knuckles on the wood-work. The wood he found was the harder. They made no answer. He knocked again; louder yet.. No answer still. John 1 ho called. "JohnGraoe ". The mutineer took no moro notioe o f him than if he had not been there at a ll Yet if Mr. Tiptoe could have stolen a peep into that apartment, he would have seen four boys grouped in the middle of the floor, tho two older ones winking and looking defiant, and tho. two younger twisting their bodies together as if thoy woro taken with a sudden cramp in tho stomach. The enraged teacher seized the door-handle, and tried the latch; the latch, however, was fastened down! n ho shook tho door with all. his might, was all ho coulddo to maintain his own respect with them. Anybody could see he was going into a consumption, with nothing but tho capets of tho boys and the continual drumming-up of Sally. She was determined to have him conquer them; and he knew ju st as well that he could n t. John Grace was the largest of them, and of oourse the leaded. He hod been with Mr. Tiptoe from tho original founding o f his celebrated institution in. Huokabuok. He had grown to be a largo, raw, tall fellow,. With pimples brew ing out all over his faoo, aiid a cracked Voice that1put you in mind o f tho Toioe o f a squab-pigeon.. Having bccomo perfectly fftfri n u r with the] weak points o f his teacher, he was youth with green teeth, And a pfcir of landy eyebrows that ought te have paid rent for the u4o o f hia forehead. But Ms great points were his ears. f ho had only been eddowod with the power o f moving those ears, he conld have kept the flies off his face all the rest o f his life. Ho w they would W e flap- PCThen two amall spoolmons Washington bnnoe,: and Pilllip Hatclu They wow naturally timid, trat John Grade Was drilling them in. He knew how to use them for his purposes, and had already trained them to deceitful practices that would have made, ii >. i : o! Vi.... i t. i r;-. < even a Btepmother weep. - One day they all met in the WohkrcL <Who s Srgolng tbeaf M & hasty^iid n for hia hteskfiut any longer?" asked AMGraoe, bally* <ni>ly. fit :>>! 5 fllib.i u j ain t; tot one 1" apoke np BUlBttberiwhWng Miss Sally oommenced pouring the tea. Each boy had bis one slioo o f bread-and.butter on his plate, obediently to tho anolcnt custom.. Mr. Tiptoe s. sister,handed round the teaandwater, and he began to spread his own bread for himsolf from a lump o f butter secreted somewhere in his violnity.., boys all hesitated. The two younger ones looked over.te the older onob. y saw them sitting back purlily in thoir choirs, and so they sat back. Not ono out of the four would touoh his supper, thpugh Miss Sally had boen at great pains to garnish their bread with suoh a beautim waxen polish. t seemed ungratefal now ready to }eod,on any forlorn hope to the capture Mr. Tiptoo had gono the distanoe of. one large ofth e citadel. bite into his bread, before ho saw that something N extto him came Bill Barber. A red-headed unusual was about to occur. He immediately laid,.;l down his slice in its present mutilated condition, and, crowding his mouthful into one o f his cheeks as rapidly as possible! asked what the matter w a s.: The boys lookod across ihe tabio at one another, and dropped their eyos to their plates without making any answer. Mr. Tiptoe glanoed at his sister, whose eyes, were hurling daggers, pistols, and a whole armory of dangerous weapons at him. Then he turned, his attention to the boys again.. Whats tho matter, eay?" in a still,louder Finding his progress thus unexpectedly impeded, he hastened down again to report to his commanding offioer. Miss Sally received him with a cold and reproachful look, and said sho should be ashamed of herself i f sty hadn t more "gum ption?, than all that! Upon which, intending no doubt to practically illustrato her idea of what gonnino gumption should be, she started and ran off up stairs as fast as sho oould go; Nathaniel after her. She laid her nervous hand on tho door-handlo and called out in hor most suggestive tones of voice: " Boys 1 boys! What s this door fastened for? Unfasten it this minute, and let me in.! Do you hear m o? " N onolsoon the other sido o f the door. Young Ounoe, however, twirling his fingers about his noso, and BU Barber getting into position to. knock right and left whenever tho barricade was carried. «Do you hear mo, say 7" continued Miss Sally, sharpening up her voioe against, her rising temper. "L e t me in! John Grace 1 William Barber Washingtonl Phillip. Hatch tell you to let mo in!" No you don t 1. replied John Graoe. 41Don t you givo any suoh impudent answers to me, Bir l" said she. Open th isdoor, or will havo itbitlkendow nl"» Oh, we oould n t 1" he answered again. William Barber 1" she called; " William 1" " Ma am! said ho, in a kind o f bleat.., "D o you open this door for iflel.>*cw.oom o in i.v ) ^ sull.as jn ice,., VbojL t -ir a ii you j ^ mean w to spew, Bpoak, any au/ of ui you? " &ld hn,,: (",Oh,nomaemV ho angered, jritli a atudled Wedon t doubt that, said John Graoo. But we d rather ypud stay outside. Bay, though; did Mr. Tiptoe leave any of his buttor for us? baflled matron knew not what to do or say. reforo she did and said nothing. Hor brother stepped olose to her and whispered somothlng in hor ear, and immediately sho wont away with him to the farthor oorncr of the hall There they held a protraotod oonsultatlon in whispers, in whichshetook muoh tho larger part. Her gesturos were really ftxrious. Somo sort o f a conclusion seemed to be arrived at, and Miss Sally hastonod to tbo slcgo onco more. John!" sold she, in a rather mollified tone. Well," he answered hor. Open the door, and promiso not to touoh you.» Ob, how kind you be " he replied. Unfasten it, tell you, and you shall not suffer for it ; you ahall havo. your supper besides, i f you will behave." 11All bf us, do you mean? " he askod. feach, and he was not the man to go n pursuit of him. n foot, Mr. Tiptoe didn t feel like entering upon a tussle that evening with anybody. and lifted the latch. U*;;,TOio?.toi& U n g. n aplte of hto effort at. a # k H M V f. ; J1 ^ 1 ; : against tho rules of our establishment r j i " - J1 J ^rhat ia tua forf l <y igraoe. y w!. Yes, all of you. Open tho door quick, though & The boys took a minute or two to compare views on tyo subjeot. A t last John Grace Bpoko for them, and said:» f youll promiso fair not- to touoh us, we ll open tho door! ii promise you, answered Miss Sally. Open it, then!" Aooordingly ho proceeded to undo tho fastenings, ^ The instant thoro was a orovloo wide enough/ftr. Tiptoe, who was quite too nervous to ongago suooossfully in an affair that requirod only coolness and determination, thrust in his arm, and cried out in a bugaboo voioe, Now vo got you, you rascals! Como out hero and get flogged! No, you hain t got us, you rascals, either " said John Graoe,.jamming back-the doorwiti^all his weight, and railing on the other boys to. help him. Take oaro my arm! Take oaro my arm!" screamed Mr. Tiptoe, who w&s skinning t in trying to draw it back again. Take care of your arm yourself 1" hoarsely rospondtd ihe inbei chle& Ow! Ou> / " oried Mr. Tiptoe. You ll break my hand! You re pinohing my fingers " Sally was bracing against tho door with all her might, to assist in extricating her brother. Oah! ah! O aht O a u! " Mr. Tiptoo groaned, danoing about in tho hall, with his injured fingers in his month. " The villains! said his sister, seeing what pain her brother was in. U fix em ll ttarve em out/ ts no moro than what you ve been n-doin, thoso two years! answered John Grace. She hurriod down stairs, procured a olothcs-line, and tied tho handlo of each chamberdoor te tho post of tho stair railing; and then marohed off with her camp baggage, carrying her wounded along with her. Poor Mr. Tlptoo s hand! for a week! t had to bo poulticed During the night, John Grace slipped out tho window on tho shed below, carrying his clothos with him, and took up his quarters with John Kagg. lls pooket monoy permitted it rest, however,- being less favored than he, remained whoro thoy were, and took the chances. And they wero pretty Blim ohances, too. Mr. Tiptoo overhauled them altogether. Birch was at a premium for somo timo afterwards. Bill Barber offered somo considerable rosibtanco; and even butted his red head with an unpleasant emphasis into Mr. Tiptoe s wretched littlo stomach. But ho paid for it, though, as Miss Sally s dexterous manipulation o f tho broom-handlo abundantly testified. f anybody was ever conquered," ho was that individual.. two littlo fellows woro let off moro lightly; but reckoning in tho sicgo and all, t may bo asserted with propriety they laoked nothing o f thcir sharo of tho punishment, cither. t was hard for tho rebels all round. Mr. Tiptoo ventured over to John Kagg s at last, and saw tho scapo groco who h$l been tho sourco of so much troublo to him. Thinking to frighten him into obedience, ho ordered him to go homo at onoo. robcl, in turn, ordorod Mr. Tiptoo to got out oftho room, and threatened to put him out if ho did nt go himsolf, without furthor ceremony. Qn consideration, Mr. Tiptoo thought ho would not givo him that troublo; but returned homo and wroto to his father instead, who soon took him away altogether. Thus ended tho famous Tiptoe Rebellion.. There had n t boon an cxoitement liko t in Huokabuok sinoo Othniel Ammldown, Esq., plottod tho map of tho town upon paper. t rather hurt the popularity of tho Tiptoo boarding-school, however, whioh was proven in ts diminished receipts for a long timo afterwards. Nathaniol and Sally could hardly bo said ever to havo got entiroly over it again. XXXL EABiT FBENB8, Anna still continued in tho some nanimate and l^ tk ss situation as before. Nothing nterested her, orskemodovento arrest her attention, gho pat silent andioughtfu^ all the day long, nursing her grief. Her mother exerted herself in many.wsiys to, divert her, and to raise her fallen.sp irit; but,.bhe made hs» efforts only to see how utterly ftitlle they were. Still, she flld not despair, Bho bolle+od thia tip bo a (tepnulon ttlat her daoi^tw wp^ld iii gobd time get over, and for. which, in tho end, sho might very likely feel all tho better. Mr. Byron Banister now bccavo quito a regular visitor. Sometimes ho was thero in the morning, * and again in tbo afternoon. Sometimes he saw. Anna, but as a general thing ho did n ot - o was always insinuating and agreeable. Thero was always a something he wi\p ready to suggest about M» Willows health; or Anna s spirits; or tooffer n relation to their fortunate osoapo from a longer connection with Robort lie had so much sympathy to ex* press. Ho was ready witli such a host of congratulations, on this and tho other subject. t was a little wonderful into how many social shapes he oould turn himself, and what a variety of coats ho was ablo to wear. Mrs. Willows reoeived him into her confidence, for sho bellcvodjhim to bo her friend. Whenever lie callcd, she was glad to bestow tho utmost attention on him. She never omittod to assure him of the partiality sho felt for him. They talked togothor much o f Anna, and of tho sufferings she had gono through. Mr. Banister was full of pity for her, and wished ho had it n h ib power/to offer her the least relief. Ho kncsw what she had endured, but he did not believo that words could bring any balm to a spirit wounded as hers was. Ho was playing his part well. t seemed now as if thero was nothing but a little lapse of timo between him and tho realization of liis hopes. Robort was floating about town, without rudder or oompasb. laving lost his wife, ho had also lost his ambition nnd purpose. He would sit down alono n his desponding moode, and wonder what there was left for him. ne had surrendered all his valuable friends, his sclf-respcot, and his prospects for business. So thoroughly disheartened had ho beoome, that ho even grow indifferent to the old lures of tho cup, and drank,^"when - ho did drink, more n obedlcneo* to his habit than from tho spur o f.iny awakened desire. Sad and unreflecting, goaded continually by his swift-coming thoughts, and reckless only because he had no one left to care for him, ho wandered tho streets alone, or Bat despairing in his dilapidated office, the plotnro of a truly wrctched man. Oh, what a changefklghfc ncie tc single word have wrought in him, if spoken by tho lips o f sympathy and lovo! Evon if he had been the vilest criminauthat lived, was it right thus to cut him off from thoso who wero not less his brothers and sisters than beforo? i. Thus forgotten nnd deserted of others, Patty met him ono afternoon in tho streets. t was not pos* siblo for her to bo more surprised than when her eyes rested on him. Ho wns so changed sinco she saw him last! lie looked hard at her; and seemed undccided whothcr ho should speak to her or not. Seeing his wretched situation, Patty put aside all feelings of restraint, and addressed him as sho used to in their earlier days. "Robert, said sho, is this y ou? t s a long whilo since havo seen you. lie recognized her by hardly moro tlmn a glance, and immediately dropped liis eyes to tho ground, n o had not tho courago to look her in tho face. Why, said Patty, much moved with his unhappy jippearaneo and manuer, where aro you going? for ho seemed to bo trying to hurry away from her; want to speak with you, Robert havo something mportant to tell you. This voico of kindness, tho only ono ho had heard sinoo be became an exile from the companionship of his wifo, awoko tho old. associations iu his heart. His feelings wero touched. lis faco lit up with a pleasant expression, as if ho had suddenly thought thero might bo hope for him. % " To tell me f ho repeated. 1What is it? " Oh, you shall como with mo whoro livo, and we will sit down and talk of it together. Thero is no plaoe here in the streets, you know. Whoro do you livo?" ho asked. Where you did when you first camo to Boston?" "Y es," sold sho; in tho samo place. With Mr. Lily. He wanted to seo Patty alone, and to talk with her. Ho wishod also to learn what it could be that sho had to communicate. And >81111,. ho could not help that tcrrlblo feeling o f unworthinesb in her society. t appeared to him as if ho ought not t9.i be Been walking in tho streot with her; as if Bhe. mustoxperienco contamination in hib company; asif sho could entertain no moro respect for him, tad could conduct him homo only to let him seo how> much sho loathed and dtfspised him. This unhealthy suspioion he cherished toward ethers, and ho saw^no. reason why it was riot to apply as well to her. Standing thore bcsido her in tho street, ho m e a. picture to challcngo tho pity of all his acquaintances. Even strangers would bo led to turn and observe him, and espoolally tho striking oontrast ho fanned with his fresh-looking companion. lls oyca.wpro dull ahd dead; and his loose way o f lifo and want o f fomalo sympathy and attcutlon, had left deep lines of oaro and sorrow upon his faco. Ho had not shaved himself in many days, nor was his linen ablo to mako tho least pretensions to mmaculateness; and besldos being badly soiled and aialoed, t. was tambl od. His coat waa consldorably worse, and. in plaoes garnished with spots of greaso. boots he walked n had not seen blacking for weeks;.and. ono of thom was craokod out at tho side, asd run. down at the hoel 1 lls general appoaranoo was dilapidated^ M d second-hand. Having always been so. exact in Ma apparel, and ao, studious or neatness, tha present ityle pf hta dresl afforded a oontraat. thal waa Sbk,;j i

2 13 B i? *.; S o 4- USTER O F ii Q- ^ ~M more triking than it WM jpltiable. B «M *e on py expression o f Li. free was worse O ^n allju eombined the slckline* o f unwelcome thought* with tbe restless reaolution or a man without aa aim er purpise. t indicated tbe shame that sat and preyed on his heart, and tho shuffling charmoter o f tbe hopes that now and then struggled to the surface of bis existence. No ponder Putty was struck with astonishment on beholding that changed and wretch. ed face, nnd that she failed at first sight to reoogniie it as that of her early schoolday friend. * Qome!" said she; go bome.wlth me now, and we willtalk it all orer. t s only a littlo ways from. here.. He looked down at Ms dress, and then threw a clance at her. Perhaps you may nol wont to walk through the street with m e? he returned. -N o ; you.go on, and will follow behind. You shan t suffer on my account 1 «No, no; what do you think hare to be afraid o f? f you won t go along with me, shall think you arc ashamed to bc seen in my company!" He looked into her eyes, and a new light burned in liis own. wiu ro with you! bo said, vehemently. Thank God! te got one friend left yet 1" 1 hope shall always be your friend, answered Patty, as they started on together. She conducted him up into Mr. Lily s little parlor by tlie outer way, and grfve him a chair. He re- moved bis bat, and sat down before her. Oh, how changed he w as! how littlo like Robert McBride he looked then, as ho took his hat off l atty thought pf the morning ho met her out tlie old road in Uuck. abuck, when ho first acquainted her with his father s purpose to send him to college and make n lawyer of h im ; and her heart sunk to know that this was the same person in whom she was thon so deeply interested ; whom, in truth, sho used to lovo with a school-girl s undeveloped passion. Now, Robert, she began, for sho felt somehow possessed of unusual courage in his presence tbat day, am going to bo plain with you. You and were brought up together, you know. Wc havo been familiar with one another from childhood. Wo have played together, and wept together. Since then have had my troubles, and you haye had yours." lie groaned out with his suffering. < Say nothing about it," she cqntihued, for know it all. Then you bave heard all about thodivorco?" said he. Yes. t is over with. Wo will not Bpeak of iu Oh, no n o! have no words! havo nothing but grief! t s too la to for mo to do anything now * bave killed her! never shall seo her dear face again Never shall speak withher more! tears wero pressed, as by force, out of his eyes, and ho suffered them to roll down his cheeks without brushiug them away. Hut what aro you going to do, Robert?" she asked, tenderly but firmly. * You aro not going on so, hope." Oh, dont know what m to d o! have no hope, no plan! What can do, Patty-? At least, said sho, you need not throw your- self away 1 would n t do that, m sure; not if all tho world oame and askod me to." * 1 know it, Patty 1 1 don t want to go on in this foolish way 1 But what else is left for me? Nobody enrvs for m o; nobody is willing to help me; havo n t a friend in tho world ; /a m your friond! she interrupted. So you are, l atty! should u t have forgotten you / But how can you help me, when it s all you con do to help yourself? am destitute and desolate.- go to see no one, and no ono comes to seo me. Sometimes havo thought seriously thnt death was better than this! You must not give room to suoh thoughts! Ttou must drive them away! They can do you no good, aud they,mny do you a great deal of harm. Will you promise mo not to think of such things again? He nodded a silent affirmative, tho tears still flow- ing from his eyes. Now want to ask you a question, Robert. Why won t you go back to Huckabuck, and settle down there in your business? lis face was alive with astonishment. /g o book to Huckabuok said he. <i What for? What is thero for mo there? No 1 no 1 must go away from all my friends 1 must go where am not known S ButhoW? Who will keep mo? Whero can do it? And where shall go? Oh, Patty! turn myself this way and that sometimes, and think 1 would liko to try so many things nil at onco, and cannot try oven ono 1 t discourages m ol And then to. bellcvo that all the world is leagued against m e, t is n t! said sho. You must not think eol Onco make a new beginning fpr yourself, and you will seo how falso such suspicions are But, we must respect ourselves, you know, if wo cxpcot others to respect us." lie sat a few moments, lost in reflection. Sho had no wish to disturb his thoughts, and therefore mado no further conversation. Presently he broko out, as if thinking aloud: se happy days 1 they nover will como book again! When was living them, 1 littlo thought what this world was,or how bitter would bo.my experience. - never feared that troublo would overtake Everything was so innocent then; everything was sp pure and peacoful 1 Oh, what a lifo havo led since! How much of this sorrow ib o f my own, making P n o played together, and went to sohool together we were both os innocent there at home as birds. Wo had friends, and everybody to caro for us. A nd now see how it s changed 1 Oh,Qod! cannot bear to think of it 1 t makes my heart aeho so, when 1 look back only a few years 1 know 1 have dono wrong, and so,have others. wish 1 could liv6 t all over again j would livo differently. would tfeverbo led away as havo* bcon. have been to foolish oh, 10 foolith " And he looked up almost. siippllcatlngly to Patty, and asked, " Patty, whalt shall 1 d o? Bho, the weak and friendless girl, was imparting strength and counsel to tho brokfn and wretched.man / - «would go back homo, she told him. «think jroa had better, (, No, V t d &>, quiokly, as f )ds jwolutlo^on eawcflti was ftxedl; «cw n otd oth a t 11 niter go home again! Jam an exile fow refl,r f No. t b iy will wanted to Jump t & t d o w n amoqp em, «nd whoop and bullo as load as can. / r. i Patty looked s i Urn in some surprise,. *, though ahe knew well enough how thoroughly- 8 ^ ^ * 1*8 at all times, jb e.never rememberedthe time when. t o seemed to ffeel as antic as now. i Mr. Lily kept rubbing bis hands together, and laughing. He appeared to want to say everything, but said nothing, because he did not know where to begin. By and by, however, he came at i t v e got something want to tell you» Patty, said he. 141 want your opinion and advioe. Nothing like two heads, you know especially f one o f em is such a head as yours is! And then lu stopped t j let off a little of ids surplus (jood-humor by way of a laugh, andto rubbis hands again.. «Well," said he, dropping his" voioe to d low whl»- por, / vcfold out / Patty let her work fall in her lap, and sat straight ui^mjfetsu^ tfisgnunlipon them* not want tohear from im,again *? t Pfclty. pretended not to heed h k lmfc lflm lfc b u t went on to say.that more than a week before, she had received a Jetter.from Mrs. Shadblow..< And what does the say? asked R ob ert. How s Mr*. fjhadblow? s there any news in Huckabuck- that dear old place where spent the happiest days o f my life? my e s " answered Patty, slowly, and with some hesitation ; thero Js news some that, brought you here on purpose to tell you.. His countenanoe lighted up again, ugh he felt himself thus cut off fr o * his friends, yet he would like to hear from them onoe more. <lour father it dead / said Patty. Hewentvery suddenly. Ue looked in her face a moment, speechless. His heart seemed to have ceased beating. Then he co l ccted himself, and spoke. Patty! said h e,in a voice o f inexpressible anguish, -ra tty / Did you say my father was UP 011(1 o ked at him... i. f j o r. i._.i.-.ioi). 1 Do n t bo scared, said he. (lid n t mean to tell you o f it till it was all done with, for did nt ThM, s a it H rising from his chair and smiting know but you ^ han0e 1.1 t.. u i u i,-.,<> and let tho whole establishment go. s reas, av She could not.help asking herself the question at that moment, Then what is to become of me t" What a lifo am leading! Now 1? ant or tw0 f rtl}er ho continued. When tho person who has bought Which stay here ju st as you are, on tbe family name! But, oh, what have done! or Patty! Patty! what have dono! She hesitated. He paused, and began to walk slowly all around the room.» Dead dead is he? wringing bis hands. Then stopping in tbo middle of the floor, he threw his face upwards. Oh-, God! forgivo mo for my crime! t there any hope that can ever be forgiven? Will there ever be nny moroy for-mo? Murder! murder1, have killed my own father my own dear, dear father, whoso lifo was bound up in m ine! Ob, i f could see him onco more, andask him to forgive m e! ObM could only look into his face again! He did to much for me ho was so proud of me he nover forgot m e! know know hastened* his death 1 And he went without leaving a word for his wretched son! Oh, P a tty!-o h, Patty! Pity m e! oh, pity m o! Still ho continued his rambling about the room, & S. t. ~ 4! L. ijip w itfh is or[$ugfaig ghtly all,, through "Els speech, that told truthful tostoaot M s inward suffering. Patty knew she oould not taistake snoh symptoms as these.., have sat down, Patty," said he,s/ter muring a moment,14 thought the matter all orer with-mys e l f /......, f. ; V- W dl, am glad of it; she sympathised quickly. M hope you have come to some good oonoiusion." Yes, have come to a conclusion, he answered. And paused to oonsider again. \»Well, what is it? " she felt privileged to ask him. What told you the other day?".-.- N o; not quite that can t bring myself to go blck again to Huckabuck.. moan to go W est" What ", she uttered, in sudden surprise. ; m going W est ve made up my mind. Perhaps at that distance, where everybody is an advcn- o looked wildly about tho room, unablo to fix his eyes upon ouything. What a wretch a m! Ob, have broken my poor father s heart 1 He hoped ^ #f ^ i ^ everything o f me, and have only disappointed him! _ (iia( He wab proud of me, and wanted me to bring honor now gazing at such trifling objects as chanced to inwartljy. 1.!.../> m» i1 n n w DAAwiiiinn AmfktifV tn a M ATTff. That will depend upon where you are -going, said she.. :, i-, r «Oh, certainly,,you do n t think wanted to carry you to Mexico,!; hope, or to give you a, siok trip across tho water,?, i t s nothing o f that kind, assure y o u,. sha nt go very far. t -will be a place you have been in yourself. Her eyes sparkled, as she tried to guess what place Lo could mean.: 4 :... Well/* said he, seeing ahe could not readily un- dorstand him, m going to Huckabuck 1 **To Huckabuck 1. she repeated after him. You know that place, suppose? And m rather of opinion that you liko it quite as well as you do Boston. You stay here just to got a living; up there you could havo it pn easier terms. But you have never said a word to me about this before! hor oountenancq betraying the joy that she catch his eye, and now searching among the moving, crowd out the window for he knew not what My poor mother, too! said ho; left desolate, whodpl ought to havo been her stay through the rest of her life! And my sisters oh, how they must feel i t! Poor girls they always loved m e! Dead, and not hear of it? Father father! Come back to me ngain! Como back! will soe you <mil talk to you! want to tell you that am still your son! am not lost have not thrown myself) away will do better you shall be proud o f me y e t! Oh, i f he oould answer me again 1 wish could hear his voice 1 Shall never hear it? Far ther Anna, both lost to me? Both gone? ban- ishod from their hearts? Oh, what is there, in the world now? What shall livo for? What is left? Father 1 Father / F ather! What was the use 7 wanted» know haven t to surprise you.^. Well, you have done that, she returned. «And ve got another surprise for you yet, said he. m going to t u y that same, little red house you was born- in, tjxat you have told me so muoh about want-t o own that houso. believe it wiu just about suit me. Besides, thought that i f you wanted to go baoklwann again, would see that you went to your own, hefuse, and in better shape than you cameaway in. 1 havo thought o f all these little things, you see. havo not forgotten your trials, any more than have my own. f take that little house, you understand, shall fix it all np again. Ujnake it as pretty, a box as there is in Hucka- buok. Huckabuck/ Howl.should like to that placet B it ihau se* t >ery «ooq now. Do you Unable longer to keep his H h o t a w himself.appfoted.lnit?" dowtf on the floor, and laid his head childishly in her ftfra.d bhve wven t too h lap. She smoothed his tangled hair, and sought to calm the fever that was raging in his brain. Bhe cautioned him against this excess of his passionate m afraid Wife given it; too high a coloring," said she.» But you ought to remember it s my na- tive placo; the dearest spot to me on tho earth! 11Of course. understand all-those things. Well, grief, and exerted horself to restore his self-posses* ^. j,m ^ moye there just as soon as can or. tl t t S.a m il.a ll M 9. sion. But her words woro idlo in the tempest o f his anguish. lie tossed his head from side to side, groaning and weeping all tbe time. He wrung his hands, and boat his breast, and tried to tear his hair. Bo calm, she said to him, over and over again. Bo calm, Robert This will do no good. t will hurt you. You cannot help what is past, you know. Oh, heaven! Oh, my wiokod heart! he cried. cannot live any longer! do not want to livo want to dio! havo murdered my fathor! Oh, Patty! if was only as innocont as you 1 My heart cannot brontho must die 1 Oh, Patrango ray affairs here. B h a ll buy that house, and put you into it for its mistress 1 You can do that, or you can stay here with tho new proprietor, and earn your living as you earn it now. Which would you rather do 1 had rather go to Huckitbuok,she answered mmediately. 1.1 thought bo! thought s o l" said Mr. Lily, clapping his hands with joy, ii i know nothing of the person who is to come here, continued Patty j and do know you. Whioh,,her ^ l ^ r i o w ^ y s o n h e r g aside the^idisagrj^ae prelim- wlth- ttabeat jgeoe;. at.-her ounmtnd, (ho went #t5pnce to her request Y ra & u y tbm*- 100 presuming in m e," said stay * whose aoquaintanoe with you is so slight, to &sk suoh a favor as am going to but to toll you the truth, iho obj ect, Js.ono that, enlists my sympathies so -keenly, should be ready to do eten bolder thing* than this.". - u t m uit be an uncommon cause you are interested in. What, pray, oan it all be? ;:y,, Of course you know Mr. Robert McBride? said she, with» faoe o f anxiety. - know him to be a poor drunken wretch he answered....,, ; - Other people might havo been disheartened from pursuing the subject, with such an answer as this thrown in their fiices; but Patty s mind was firm, and she meant to carry her point at almost 7a n y turer, may succeed myself. At a n y rate, mean expense.!_. to try. ^The only trouble with me is, about getting Whatever Robert may have boon, said she, n.a there. dont know how can raise the money. f steady voice, he is a changed man now." could only manage onoe to get there, shall make Ah, you know him, then? Perhaps you hato it go, know, can teach Bchool, you see, or can lately scon him? _. edit a newspaper. A t any rate, can get along. do know him; see him quite frequently. t How much will it takft, do you think? she in- is my belief now that he has reformed his life, and quired. adopted noble purposes." Perhaps thirty dollars. f oould get more, 11 Perhaps it waa about time, said he, sneeringly. might start with better ehanoes. But where shall 11 «H e wants to go West. There he feels that he go to borrow it? " can retrieve his oharacter. hove talked much with - Could n!t you write home for it? she suggested. him about it, and find his mind is made np to.^o.. No no ^nol Nothing like,that c a n /d o l They it will be the best thing in the world for him." must know nothing about i t shall go without Or the worst, one or the other," ho inteijected. seeing them at all shall not even tell them o f it. «n order to reach that part of the country, he God knows have brought them trouble enough al-1 wants money." ready; now. mean to remain unknown to them, should suppose so." till can believe thoy really wish to know me. Oh, anr desirous to help him." Patty! what a life my life has been here! How He looked inquiringly into Patty s faoe. There have lost and thrown away everything 1 But am was nothing but pujre. honesty there, going to make a new beginning.. have but little at present of my own, she con- Then hod n t you better go home first, and toll tinned, or could do more for him. So thought them what you are determined to do? W ouldn t there could be no harm in asking you if you were that give yourself and -your friends the most satis-1 willing t o faction? No harm at all," he responded quiokly. «How Perhaps; but it cannot be. shall go trnher much will ho want? ". t ^ : -A aided, and see if can retrieve m y ; he could «A t least fifty, dolliirs, said she. More if he not call them altogether misfortuncs, and so he hesi-1 can get i t But what asked you, to call here br, ; tated for a word.. was to see if you were willing.to.lend dm that y will be glad to know it from your own lips, amount cannot pay you all at onoe, or very Boon ; f wcro you, should not fail to return home first jjpt, if live, can pay you. You may depend, on know you oould g et. all tlie assistance there that that you wanted. And they will feel so much Worse, you He sat and considered upon. i t Now said he to know, when they find you have gono. Come; why himself won t it be the best thing to get him out o f ; not say now you will go home first? t will be all the way, to get rid o f him? never thought o f i t / the better in the end, know. Why, it will play into my plans exactly Yes, 131; Patty, would do Or say almost anything to d oit 1 oblige you, for feel more grateful to you than to Patty, said he alotld, after a tim e,. will lend. any human being. But dotgetf ask this of me. t lyou this money, and willingly. You assure me it is never oan be/ My resolution is taken. When my to bo employed for removing him from the sight o f.. friends hear from mo again, it shall be in a way to his frionds. Very good. Toonorrow will bring i t : bring them nothing but gratification..- am young to you. But be sure to say nothing where it oomea : yet, and can carve my own way. will not disap- from. Mind th at shall always be ready to oblige point those who hope anything from me, if my life is \you, you know," beginning with his compliments spared long enough. [again. do not believe you will, either, Robert am The face of the girl lit up immediately with a lookone who 6xpects great things of you y e t always of pleasure, that, it was worth fifty dollars; to any did, since we Went to school together and sat on the man to behold. t was remarkably beautiful. The. same tench. Still,.wish you would follow my od-1 heightened color that burned in her checks toid how vice only t&b onoe. 7 grateful she felt forthe issue. - > Y1 He ehoolt-ws head. t was not possible. A iy - «Even f should pay you back twloe oyer," said thing but that he would do chperfully. she, as he finally left her, could not help feeling Shall you tako your books with you? sho in- that was still greatly indebted to you. do thank quired, rather for tho sake o f keeping tho converstu you, sir, very much. thank you with all my tinn alive than for any other purpose. inean, do heart!" y o u intend to try to practice your profession there? «Oh, say nothing of that Any other time you1 Certainly shall, ho answered with promptness. heed a little money," Baid he, you know where to 5y poor Vather gave me an education, and am to apply for i t! with anything but a gentlemanly make the most of i t have thrown away enough wink of his eye. - already. can do little enough, 6vcn if accom- She understood by this token i t what a sacrifloe plish wonders after this. Was bred a lawyer; and 0f self-respect she had been obliged to aooept this mean to mako my way ns a lawyer, when onoe mans favors; but she forgot all for the sake of her find my new home. But then the question comes up early friend, and the hope of raising him up again before me How am to raise money enough to find to future usefulness. will break -1 cannot D r e o t n o - i w o u l d you suppose should prefer to bo with, then? ty! Patty! > l p m e! What am good for? * b y.. o h, thought so! knew s o! ho went on, as was born! What is left for mo now Oh o h l no Sho suffered him to ravo in this idle way, till hen * ^ Now becamo at length exhausted and foun^l relief from * ^ ftnd ^ agood w,ibh. l8hall his destroying excitement in fresh^ tears. They qu alo with me. rt0 aways blessed the gubhed /orth plentifully, nnd rained into her lap. Still ho lay stretched across tho floor, and sho sat supporting his head. 11c looked up to her for all tho help he dared hopo* for. lie begged hor to impart her own strength and courage to him. His cries for assistance and sympathy were pitiful indeed to hear. day fell in with you, Patty; and now shall bless it twice over, because we - are not going to bo separated! Keep up your spirits, then 1 n a littlo whilo wo shall be on tho way to Huckabuok! am going to settle down there and beoome a citizen. shall A raging fever had set in, and his faoe was fl^hed di8- an d Plou8h thc gwund, and raise pigs and fruit, with its8 sudden heat He said hefelt as if his head just-like tho rest of them Only keep up heart was bursting asunder, and he pressed it between his N * HuckabUc k a ^ m! Y o u palms with all his strength. That countenanoe had telkcd about ^ J or no story, to tell then of his beautiful youtht and tho hate «mcnaered everything you said. sunny days or his innocence. t boro.no marks of Now lm 8,D8.to Put * * PlBn? 5 l xoout!onl. anything but long dissipation and immeasurable suffering. Patty kept him with her till he becamo more quiet.,,,,,, n sho bogged him to remember that she was still) ^ ? his friend, and alwayb would b e ; and sho promised, if ho would provo himself worthy of it, to go and intercode on his behalf with Mrs. Willows again, in tho on^ Wo "W \ hopo or bringing about a sccond union. The brave Bho manifested some surprise to see him, and os, and^faithful girl! Would there were-more in t h o M ^ 1? BC0.hi B. mubhimproved in appearance, world with hearts as great as your own 1.. Whon Robert at length becamo comparatively quiet o«k bad l^^stountenanoo, and his nerves again, he left her. Sho had kindly loaned him m o -Becmcd cttlm 0,1,1 s eadv. neyfroin her littlo store, and ho had promised to come and talk with hor again on another day. With more of such talk, ho left Patty to the new pleasure of thinking tho matter over with horself. She had not been alone again more than half an door, and got up in hasteto open i t Robert stood before he& He had oome up by the my way there? That is the thing now! «Where there s a will, there s a way, answered Patty. Ho relapsed into a fit of thoughtfulness, in which she did not sbe fitto disturb him. Sad thoughts] forced themselves upon him, as well as busy thoughts of the future. No one could know the anguish that such casual reflections caused him, overtaking him in all places and at all times. n a moment he saw tho wretched past all.mapped out beforo himj He could detect his own follies, and trace them every one up to their origin. His reflections were, like knotted thongs, whipping him naked for the wrongs ho had hitherto done him self..» mean to tea what can do, at any rate," said he, rising to his feet. will help mysolf. But, Patty, promise not to write home about me; would not have them hear one single word. Let me have only one more chance, and if fall then say afterwards what you choose 1 Good bye! shall come and see you agiun 1 And>without any m oro words, ho took his leave and returned down the stairs into the street Patty sat along time and thought about it. She labored hard to devise some scheme hywhioh"to assist him. f the could but have raised the money ho wanted, it would have been placed in his hands] beforo ho left the room. Btit without any consider- Bccmcd calm and steady.! Good morning, Pnttyjf said he, have como to seo you, as promised. hope you or glad have come. Looking as renovated ak ho did, it would be a won- dor if she was n t. Sho Vreloomed him with warm words, and conducted hi& into the room and shut that never «an...s<>i «o w. -&Mir b» n X XXV. A NEW PLAN. Somo mornings.after, whilo Patty sat at her workl tho door, ovor a flock of rare birds to somebody s order, and Ho hardly gavo her time to say anything before w h ilo h o r thoughts were busied about the unhappy he began at once about hlmsblf. friend tho door opened with considerable more sud- «You did mo a kind oflico the other day " said he, donness than was customary, and the sunny face of and havo como to thank you for i t - felt then M r. L i l y lig h t e d up tho room in a minute. llscoun- ns if hadn t a friend left m e; but feel bo no tenanoo wrought as rapid a chango on Patty s spirits longer, money you loanod me, has dono mo as sunrise produces on the murky mists and fogs of most exoellcnt service. ttm reduced before that to night. almost nothing; and found it the hardest workin Well said he, smiling in spite o f himself j this tho world to got money, t^ren Where had been iii b pleasant, is n t it? This looks like i t m glad the habit o f getting i t " /. ; ^ v * to get np stairs again. like to be ^rhere oan look JPatty told him sho gkre him what she did, be1- down on people, and wonder Whrt they are all dh ting c^usfi theysrertf stolx oltf- ftttndsf tind tebause she after so. We get a good Tiew*kni: these windows, pitied him so.. i _ - prtty." 1 -! j Qod>ltts youl he (etibiam. b f e ^ l shall ;.Exoellenti said «he. oould sit hero and Uyo, to^ do you n favor a tiouslttidtfai^ ii-* * -- am usem jatlf^y thehouir." " jtta.tl^; " J * ^ much Uf^ ^ ^! ^! ^ ^ jmoh > i> l««e ^ : :,u«b he looked so i i u * t e l t o ^ W ftr«,!yet poliplitniviiii. and tiik ln 2 to(i w m -able to^dewot tm» i l «* b f;^iht,dks«lpia*ibnv S m B E ^ Z ^ ^ l L l f l ^ d t K, line, of [TO BB CONTNUED N OUB NEXTj -Vi Q U A N T O L D BONO. *. To who would e&vo your features florid, Lltho limbs, bright oyes, unwrinkled forehead. From Ago Bdevastation horrid,. Adopt this plan;. ; will make, n climate cold or torrid,, A halo old man! Avoid n youth luxurious diet, tcbtraln tho passions lawless riot; Devoted to domestio quiet, ^ Bo wisely gay; > Bo shall yc, spite o f A gos fla t,: r. B eb lstdecay.. j Bcok not n Mammons worship, pleasure ;: But flnd your rlchost, purest treasure \ n books, friendb, music, polished leisure The mind, not cents, 1 Hike tho solo Boalo by which you measure Opulence.-. This s the solace, this tho Science, - Lllbs purest, Bweetost, best appliance, - 1 That disappoints not mans reliance, Whate er his state, -,.., But challenges, with calm deflanco, Time, Foktun*, Fate. T H tt N D E B A N D L G H T N N G.1 A of lightning is ari; elcctrio Bpark, similar.. -,., in it 8 n a t ^ to the dib char^ofaleydcnjw,buioii ablo amount of j nonev horself, how was it in her. ---J power to do i cst wishes?.,..,,..,...,. 7 a Boalo of magnitude to which no human power con power to do more than help him along with her kind- ^ th0 most ^ u V.... rr r eleotrio machine noyer oxooeding fourleotr-thosparv mi n *. #a.t itj*v OvCUn) ilvlu UUw VUUU W UUUUlCl AD Vw-livl*. ho influenco of her now plan did not quit her thd ^ 8 harmle88. t«^ ^ the flb T rest of the day. She worked out the r e m a in d e r o fl^ ^ kcfl frqm ^ oloudb th eiarth th it thomornmg, thinking o f i ; and she ate hor din- dan ^ ^ ^ prchended. - - ncr, doing nothing but thinking o f it still. Con- tinually Bhe kept saying over to herself f it might be so f it might bo sol ; Early in the afternoon she asked Mr. Lily if Tom tho boy might run on tin errand for her.1 Certainly, said Mr. Lily; ll go right doton and send u p L ^? L i r r. oinp t t * * * w j obably^ooourt- t ; i */. ii i -.mr.t AY,( i f. from our nearness,to,the.oloud ! ilj, Jt UJ f The reports occasioned t>y these discharges sire, 6 f ) oourse, great ih proportion; and as tho/souhdjreye^ i terates among tho clouds, itjproduces the rumbling. of thunder.,, >,.-j" ^ t may be occasionally noticed, during th u n to;, storms, that a very Vivid flask o f lightning U inn at tho top o f his speed. "W ant an errrand....,,r-... T, j ««r nnw wi,-* rumbling of distant thunder; this done, he sedd. m ready; Go rtght off now. What - >,.i ; :.. from our nearness,to, is t? " : - -.,, irord wlth that gentleman that sh^ would bo rery ^ a! J j: it.li1! 11^ ««ivwn^* ^e j fl V. ^ A - btfa - Alt A it a mm* glad i^ he wotildcall inthe obhrteoftho afternoon. *in.. l i t # * m!- u l t * JL ; t...., 1! No woman sliould paint, except Ber,wnO= f.-w* rof htii inibbion waa hot long after proved y 1 ^ o e of Mr. Bariistfcr hini#eif, in full dr^sh ]p*tr^aifc6d Fatiy Uke 1

3 . THJ3 lotant S d r e a m., [T h * A llow ing tru ly spiritual poeraboauu fullylnterw ovon w llb th e m ost delicate puthos, w u printed m any y e a n ago tn aa rish new spaper^ 1 O h cradle m e on th y knoe, m om m a, A n d iln g m e the holy strain-. T h a t soothed m e last, at you fondly pressed H y glow ing cheek to hy soft, w h ile b ren t, F o r saw a s o o n u w h e n s lu m b e re d last, flun w o u ld s e e a g a in. And w nlle aa you thon did sm ile, mamma. And w eep aa you then did w oep ; Then flx on m e Uiy glistening uyo, - And gaze/an d gaze, till tho tear. be dry 1 T hen rook me gently, and slgb and sigh, Till you lull me last asleep. For dreamod a heavenly dream, mamma, While slumbering on tby knee,, A n d lived n a land where form s divino. n kingdoms of glory eternally shine, A iid the w orld d gfre, f the w orld wero mino, Again that land to «ee. bnclod wo roamed lit a wood, mamma, And we retted, aa under a bough; Then near me a butterfly flaunted n pride, A n d ohased it away through tho forett wldo, A n d the night oam e on, and lost m y guide, And knew not what to do. M y heart grow sick with fear, mamma, And loudly w opt for th e o ; B a r a whlto-rabed maldon appeared n the air, And she flung back the earls o f h o r golden hair, And she kissed m o softly ore w as aware. Baying-, Oome, pretty babe, w ith m o 1" My tears and fears she gullod, mamma, And led m o Air aw a y ; W e entered the door o f tho dark, dark tomb, W e passed through a long, long vault of gloom, Then openod ou r eyes on a land o f bloom. And a sky o f endless day. And heavenly forms wero there, mamma, And lovely cherubs bright; T h oy sm iled w hon thoy saw mo, b u t was amazod, And-wondering, around m o gazod and gazed; A n d songs beard, and m any beams blazed n the beauteous land of light. But soon camo a shining throng, mamma, O f whlte-wlngs babes to m o ; Their eyes looked love and their sweet Ups smiled, And they m arvolod to m eet w ith an earth-born child, And they gloried that from the oarth was exiled, Baying," Here, lovo, blest shalt thou be." T h fin l m ixed w ith tho heavenly throng, mamma, With cherub and seraphim fair ; And saw, as ronmod the regions o f poacc, spirits who camo from this world of distress, A n d theirs was tho Joy no tonguo can express, For they knew n o sorrow there. D o you m ind w hen sister Jane, mamma,» Lay dead a short Umo agono? Oh 1 you gazed on tho sad, but lovoly wreck. W ith a full flood o f w oo yon cou ld not ch e c k ; A n d your heart w as so sore, you wished t w ould breakp- But tt loved, and you sobbed o n B ut, oh 1 had you boon w ith me,- mamma, n tho realms o f unknown core. A nd seen what saw, you n o cr had cried, ugh they buried our Jane in the gravo w h en sho d ied ; F or shining with th o blcet, and adorned Uko a brido, Bweet sister Jane wab thero 1 Do you m ind o f tbat Billy old m an, mamma, W ho cam e so lato to our door, A n d tho night w as dark, and th o tem pest loud, And bis heart was weak, and his soul was proud, And his ragged old mantle served for his shroud, Ere tho m idnight watch was o e r? And think what a w eight o f woe, mamma, Mode heavy each long-drawn sigh. A s the good old man sat on papas old chair, Whilo tno rain dropped down from his thin gray hair, And test as tho b ig tears o f speechless care, Ban down from his glazing oye, And think what a heavenward look, mamma, Flashed through cach trcmbung tear, As he told how b e wont to the baronb stronghold, Baying, * Ob let m e n, for the n igh t is so cold " B ut tho rich man cried, O o sloop n the w old. For w o shield n o beggar* h e r e. W ell, he was n glory, too, mamma. And happy as tbo bleat can b o ;. S o needed no almb n tho m ansions o f light, F or he sat *lth tho patriarchs, clothod n white > Au d there was n o t a seraph had crow n more bright, O r i 6ostUer rob o than h o *, N ow sins:, for fain woulfl Bleep, mamma, And dream as dreamed bofore; a. F o r sound was m y slumber, and sw effim y rost, W hile m y spirit n the kingdom o f light was a gu est; A nd tbo heart th at has throbbod n the clim es o f tho blest, C an love tbls w orld no m oro THE M A B l O K ; OB,, H A R O L D S R E V E N G E. After the death of William Rufus, the minds of all were occupied with the qucbtion o f who should be his Buoceasor. The Normans were anxious to \place the crown on the brows of his elder brother, obert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, while the gllsh eagerly turned their eyes towards tho ung Prince Henry Beauclerc, who was aocom- - plislied, both in mind and person, and had over shown moro sympathy, for the sufferings of tho people than his father or cither of his brothers. Prinoe Henry had followed in tho train of his brother to tho chase in the New Forest, but had loitered considerably in the rear of tho kin g; and as ho rodo along, h ib mind occupied with other thoughts than those of. tho chase, some one grasped his liorso s reins, and a deep, solemn voioe exclaimed H ail! Henry, King o f England! The princo started, and, raising his head, beheld an aged man in an ecdcsiostical habit standing before him. His cowl had fallen from his head, and hib long white hair streamed in rich profusion down his shoulders. His faoo was furrowed deep with wrinkles; but oven now, at his advanoed ago, it beamed with a singular expression o f intelligence and majesty. His bright bluo eye appeared to flash fire; and his lip was wreathed with a smilo, which seemed to betoken a feeling of imperiousness and triumph., What meanest thoo, bold traitor?" said tho prince. How darest thou oall mo King of England whilo William Rufus lives? " He lives now, replied1 tho monk j 11but mark me, Henry Beauolero," ho added, pointing to tho west, where tho sun was rapidly deollnlng, ero yonder orb has sunk bonoath tho horizon, thb sun of his lifo will have set forever." «Ce&so, ceaso this idle prattle," said the prince. «H aili Henry Beauolero, reiterated the lattor; 41 thou shalt speedily bo Kfng of England; thou ehalt restore the ancient Saxon lino to the throno of theso realms; and with English hearts and hands thou shalt oonqaer tho country o f the Conqueror " A t that moment a dreadful shriek ran; through the forest; and tho monk, seizing Henry s arm, again pointed to the west sun was on the veiy verge of the horizon, and in an instant afterward^ sunk beneath i t prince turned wondoringly towards the monk, but the mysterious monitor had disappeared. t 1 «T is passing strange," said he to his attendants; know ye aught o f this person? " ; Tis the m fd Monk o f StJohn s," said a page; "h e fought on the side o f the Saxons at Hostings, and was left for dead on the field. Some benevolent Mothers o f Waltham, who went over the flild after thebattle, in tho hope that they might bo o f Mrvioe to tm wounded; dlsobrepod Botneilgiisof lifointhls person, and.borehlm tothb abbey. Thert ihsy stfc. oeededln heallng hii wbtwdajbuvorttldfieirtf W,;ilyS: v -j^ ^ r-jw W v «.*t <fk*t %{«.» Tali upon him to reveal his name or ronlc. From the richness o f his dress, and the value of the jewels whioh were found upon him, he s supposed to have beep t Saxon lord of distinction. Bo afterwards be* oame a brother o f.the order o f S t John at Chester, and has rendered himself remarkable by his actaof piety and penitence; hut his misfortunes are sup* posed to have disordered his intellect His voice sounded prophetically in m y ears, said tho prinoo, and that shriek was strangely coincident with the setting o f the sun. Heaven shiold our royal brother Let us scour the forest in Bearch of him. The monks words proved to be prophetlo. Wil. Ham Rufus was found dead in the forest; and, within a few hours afterwards, Henry Beauolero was proclaimed King of England at Winohestcr. Henry s elevation to tho throno was hailed with the acclamations of tho whole nation. A few of his brother s partlzanb endeavored to advance the interests of the Duko of Normandy, but that prinoo was then engaged in tho Crusade in tho Holy Land. Ho had left his dukedom a prey to olvil discussion, and, during tho whole timo ho hjul been tho rulor o f that province, his conduct had been remarkable for no* thing but slothfulness and indecision. On his return from tho Crusades, howover, he resolved to mako an effort to win tho crown whioh his father had won, and aooordingly landed at Portsmouth with a formidable army. English began to fear a renewal o f the fatal scenes at Hastings. They rallied round their native-born monarch, and exhibited throughout the country such a spirit of resistanco to the invad. ers, that Duke Robert paused in his enterprise before a blow was struck, and at length determined to leave his brother in quiet possossion of tho orown, and return to Normandy. Honiy, in the meantime, continued to ondear himself to his people by his vigor, wisdom, and justice. Hq repressed violcnoe, abolished the prevalent system o f raplno, intcrposod between the tyrannous barons and their oppressed vassals, and by his decision and impartiality acquired the epithet o f tho Lion of Justioo. He, morcovor, abolished that odious institution o f William tho Conqueror) tho ourfow, granted his subjects a oharter, in whioh he confirmed to them tho privileges which they had enjoyed under their Saxon kings ; and proclaimed hia ntention of marrying Matilda, tho daughter of tho King o f Scotland, by Margaret, the sister of Edward Atheling, and lineally descended from, the ancient Saxon monarchs of England. The morning of their intended nuptials had arrived, and tho king and tho princess had both entered tho Abbey at Westminster, amidst the benedictions and npplauses o f all who beheld them. - barons and official dignitaries then followed them to the altar, and the archbishop was about to perform tho ceremony when a stentorian voice from a remote part o f tho ohurch exolaimed,*11forbear A ll eyes wero turned towards tho quarter whence the interruption procooded, and an ecclesiastic, with his features closely shroudfcd in his cowl, was seen slowly pacing down the eastern aisle. Ho approached the altar, And, removing his cowl, the king and his attendants immediately recognized the Monk of S t John s. What new vagary is this, reverend fathor?" said the king, forqing a-smlle, but evidently feeling moro respect for. the intrusive monk than he chose to acknowledge. 1 say," cried the monk, <to yon Norman priest, forbear This is not an occasion on whioh, when an English-born prince weds the last heiress of the ancient and illustrious Saxon race, a Neiutrian ecolo- siastio should mar, by his officiousness, the auspi- oious ceremony. A tumult o f applause followed tho monks address. The archbishop and tho Norman barons frowned, but the official persons about King Henry, who wero, for tho most part, chosen from among the Saxons, and tho Scottish nobles who attended the princess, evidently participated in the pleasurable feeling expressed by the multitude. And where, said the archbishop proudly, i f a Norman priest must not perform this august cero- mony, shall wo find ono o f rank and honor sufficient to entitle him to porform it? A loud and bitter laugh burst from the lips o f tho monk, which resounded through the aisles o f tho abbey for several seconds. Whoro!" ho sold, thou puling priest 1 where shall such a one bo found 7" and he thrust his hand towards his sido and seemed to be seeking a Weapon.; but, as his eye glanoedon his sacerdotal habit, a oloud gathered on his brow, and his cheeks grew palo as ashes. Peaco peaco my hoart be still, Jio muttered half audibly; it is not yet the tim e; but, sir king, say to thee, let these Saxon hands tio tho indissoluble knot between tlice and yon fair prinoess, and so, perohanco, may one, who has been tho cause of all this countrys ovils, mako some atonoment by becoming the instrument o f tho ouro and solace o f thoso evils. populace renewed their acclamations as tho monk spake; tho Norman arobblshop drew back from him abashed, and the king gazed upon him with an expression of mingled awe and wonder. know not who or what thou art, mysterious man," said tho monarch, but have good cause for believing that thou art in some way moro and better than thy garb proolaimoth. Bo it, thorefore, as thou do- sirest; wed me to this fair prinoess; and may Heaven grant that this union may bo as thou say- cst tho cure and solaco of this nation s evils 1" The monk united tho hands of tho two royal lovers, and breathed his bcnediotion with a fervor and enthusiasm whioh Boom ed to affect even Archbishop Anselm and his partizans., king and queen knelt before tho altar, tho populace prostrated thoni- selvos on tho ground, and at the conclusion tho organ pealed forth a solemn strain of blended exultation and dovotion. And now, 0 k in g!" said tho monk, thou re- memberest what passod at our lost interview? " Most distinctly do remembor," said the king, and not easily Bhall 1 forget i t " 11 Then did prcdiot, added tho monk, that those things should happen to thee, Honry Beauolero; that. thou shouldst be King of England; that thou shouldst restore the anoiont Slxon lino to tho throno; and that with English hoarts and hands thou shouldst oonqaer the country of tho Conqueror. Did not the first event happen almost at tho moment that said t, at m y first visit? Has not the sooond prediction beenaccomplished even now, at my second visit, by the instrumentality of tho hands of him whoso lips bitered t? A nd when visit theo for the third titnej KingHenry.tho third event shall oomo to pass before jre paiftandthen we part for evbr." /; The lttodc;nttenid hese wor4s in a tone of great olemihjr; t l f e d k ^ g l il i <robes closely arotind jbjtij and jbla Bt Si he prooeeded alowly down the aisle by whioh he had«nt*red; the people made way fbr him, manyfmurigon their knees and craving his.blessing ap he passed; and in this way, with downcast head and mpasurtd step, ho departed from the abbey. What say yon to this, m y lord archbishop? said the king, turning towards the astonished and mortified Anselm. - My liege, Mid the prelate, he is doubtless an mpostor; albeltj when tried to rebuke him, there was something in his oye and brow whioh deprived me of the power o f uttcranoo. t irkb mo to see your graoe so wolrked upon by the arts of grammaryo in whioh this Saxon monk is, doubt not, but too well versed. faith o f your grace and your prinooly brothor Robert are tqo dooply pledged to each othei* to allow of tho possibility o f what this dreamer has predicted ever ooming to pass." Whilo tho archbishop was speaking, a horn was heard sounding outside tho walls of tho abbey; and immediately a horseman, whoso dress and accoutrements proclaimed him to b oa herald, entered and rodo up towards tho spot on.which the king stood. How now 1 said Henry, who immediately rccog- cd tho Norman king-at-arms, what Bays our loving brother? f must crave your royal pardon," said tho horald, for what am o o m m isb io n e d to utter, beforo venture to uso language whioh will sound but ill in your grace s ears." Speak out, said tho K in g: thou knowest that thy charobter and thy offioo sufficiently protect thee." Then, said tho herald, throwing down his gage, " 1 am commanded by King Robert, thy king and mine, thy father s eldost son, to hurl his defianoo at thee, and to bid thco immediately resign to him tho orown o f this fair realm, whioh thou hast wrongfully and traitorously usurped. What answer shall boar to thy loving brother?» Nay, said the king, whilo a bitter smilo wreathed his lip, first answer me, pray thee, whero our loving brother is sojourning at present? He is at Tinchebray, in Normandy," said tho herald, where ho has oollcoted forocs who wait but tho signal o f his uplifted finger to pour themselves upon the coasts of this kingdom for tho purposo of enforcing his just and reasonable demand." Say you so," answered tho king; then methinks it would be treating King Robert, as thou callest him, uncivilly, seeing he is so near us, to send an answer to his so courteous communication by a messenger. We will ourselves wait upon him in person at Tinohe- bray; and if the arguments which wo shall bring with us shall not oonvinoe him that his claim is untenable, we must even doff tho diadem from this poor brow o f ours, and placo it on his own. What say ye, lords and knights, and yo, not least in our esteem, our gallant yeomen, will yo accompany us to Tincho- bray?" God savo King Henry shouted a thousand voiocs; Qod save Queen Matilda 1 Death to the Normans Vlotory and vongoancc!" You have our answer, sir knight," said tho king, addressing tho herald. Bear it speedily to our brother, and assuro him wo shall loso no time in confirming your intolligenoo by our presence. What hoi there, attend him, and shew him such respect as is befitting his rank and offioe. What say you now, my lord archbishop? sold the king, addressing tho primate and smiling; but tho archbishop held his peaco, and accompanied the royal party to the palace in Bilenoe^ t was on the 14th o f October, 1107, that tho English army under the command o f the king, sat down before tho castlo o f Tinohebray, thon held by Robert do Belcsme for the Duke of Normandy. This was the fortieth anniversary o f the battle o f fastings, and of the day (his last birthday) on which King Harold ha4 lost Lis kingdom and his life. " sun had not risen abovo an hour when intelligence arrived that tho king s fortress was not loft to its own resources, but that Duke Robert had arrived beforo them with a numerous army to its relief, which ocoupied a strong position in advance of it Seest thou this? said a knight in blaok.armor, riding up to tho king, and showing him his shicldj which boro tho marks of many a lance and arrow upon its disk. Who art thou, friend? askod tho king, who hast so often intruded thyself upon my notico sinco our embarkation from England? would not willingly disparage tby prowess, although know thco not; but doubt not that thero aro fivo hundred in my army who are as good as thou, and who aro as much entitled to assume familiarity with me." t matters not," replied tho knightp but this shield guarded this arm at Hastings, and neither arm nor shield has since, until this day, been again exhibited in tho field; then fought against the Normans, and thoy conquered England; now, fight against them again this dny, and by Qod Bgood graoe will assist thco in conquering Normandy. u seomest a stalwart and vigorous knight," said tho king, and thy appcarflnco but ill accords with thy assertion, that thou borest arms nearly half a century ago. However, Heaven pardon thco, f thou utterest untruths, and visit not our causo with tho punishment duo to thy falsehoods! There aro now other matters that demand my attention tbo mperiously to allow mo to listen any longer to thy prating." centre of tho Norman army was commanded by tho Duko in person, tho right w in ^ jy the Earl of Mortaigno, and tbo left wing by Robttt do Belcsme, Their cavalry was not quito bo numerous as that of tho English, but in their infantry they had greatly tho superiority. Robert never appeared to greater advantago than on that day; and beforo tho com moncement of tho engagement, ho was seen in overy part o f his anny animating his soldiers,, inciting them to attack, and reminding them that they must this day prove themselveb worthy o f wearing tho laurels which wero won at Hastings, or submit to bo- como tho vassals o f that peoplb who had then been so horoloally conquered. The Earl o f Mortaigno, and Robort do Belesmo also, who were tho inveterate enemies of Henry, and had nothing to hope from his clemenoy in tho ovent o f his proving victorious, wero indefatigable in their efforts to kindle the martial energies of thcir followers. wholo anny participated in tho spirit o f their leadors, and chanting, like their ancestors at Hastings, tho song o f Hollo, rushed furibnsly upon tho advanoedj guard o f % English. The assault was irresistible j tho ranks of the English were broken, and the Nonnan assailants, shouting vlotory, advanoed upon j&at part o f the main t o p o f tha English which yf u commanded, by K ttg H n u y fcimsqjf. Robert,do<llelMme <oat hif f s j O j r a ^ ths rinks of the m^^i&oating. the Um. pmttihim jux^ give U n battle. This man, who had the reputation o f boing an incarnate fiend, exolted so muoh terror by his presence, that all fled beforo him, ond left the king almost alono exposed to the assault o f Belume and his myrmidons. The monarch, however, at the hoad o f a small band of friends, defended himself valiantly ; but his strength was evidently failing him, and his friends were falling ono by one at his side. Englishmen to the rescue, ho ho shouted, and renewed his efforts vrlth. increased vigor. Normans, remem- bof Hastings 1 cxclalmed Do Belcsme, and made another furious assault,-by whioh tlio king was unhorsed. Remember Hasting*! ccbood a stentorian Voioe; ay, Englishmen, forget it n ot!" and immediately tho kniglft in blaok armor, whom wo havo already mentioned, rodo up at the hend o f a party o f about a hundred mon, and, smiting Do Bo- lesmo with his sword on tho helmet, bore him from his saddlo. On, B ire," ho said, assisting tho k i n g to remount.^ tho EarlOrMortalgne s division has been repulsed by tho Earl of Mayno; Duko Robort s contending at fearful odds with tho Earl of Mollcnt; and now, oould wo but drive baok tho followers o f Do Belesmo, the vlotory and Normandy are ours. Onoo more, Englishmen, remembor Hastings 1" Thus saying, tho unknown knight put spurs to his steed, couohcd his lanoo, and rushed into tho thickest ranks o f tho onemy. king and his followers mitated his example, and tho forces o f Hellas, Earl o f Mayno, who had driven Mortaigno from the field, speedily joining them, carried all beforo them. slaughter was immense. Thb English arrows darkened tho air, and ovcry English lanco was red to tho hilt with blood.. Blaok Knight, abovo all, trav- orscd tho field liko tho angel of destruction: wborovcr he appeared, tho enomy Bunk beneath his blow, or fled beforo him. Remember Hastings 1 ho shouted at ovcjy stop that his good steed took; and this ory, which had originally beon Bet up by tho Norman leaders, to remind thcir followers o f thcir ancient triumph, now eagerly spread from rank to rank in the English army, and seemed to glvo herculean force to their arms, as thoy hurled thcir javelins or twanged their bows against tho enemy. When a part of thcir forces seemed wavering and dismayed, tho shout was Remember Hastings 1 and thoy rushed on again as though invigorated with wine; -when tho English warrior felt tho doath-wound in his heart, ho spent his remaining breath in saying, Remember Hastings! to bis oomradcb, and died with a -smilo upon his lip ; when tho Norman cap- tivo sued for quarter, the answer w as,11remember Hastings 1" and his head rolled in tho dust n the moantlmo tho Duko of Normandy and his forces wero resisting with unequal strength, but un. diminlshod gallantry, tbo attack of tho Earl o f Mcl- lon t two divisions of his army were broken and dispersed, and tho main body of tho E.nglish was advancing against him under tho oonduot o f King Henry. Ho nevertheless fought on with incrcdiblo valor, ^nd had even cut himself apassago through the ranks of his assailants, and, being well mounted, was leaving his pursuers behind him, when ho found himself surrounded by tho Blaok Knight and a bo- loot band of warriors, who had kept close to him during the wholo engagement - Yield thco, Duke o f Normandy said tho knight; yield theo or thy days are numbered. * yield to no one," sald.tho duke,41 merely because he bids mo do so. yield to no ouebut to him whoso right hand can subduo m o! Say you bo? said tho knight; then yield to m e," and directing his sword furiously at tho breast of his opponent, tho latter reeled from tho saddlo and tho shouts of the spectators, which wero speedily ro-eohood over tho wholo fiold? proclaimed that tho Duko of Normandy was taken prisoner. clamor o f the battlo instantly ccased. Normans throw down thcir arms somo fled, somo wero butchered upon tho spot, and four hundred knights and ten thousand soldiers wore taken prisoners. Brothor, said King Horny, approaching tho placo where tho duko Btood in tho custody of his captors, you havo put us to somo cost and troublo in coming over hero to answer your courteous message; nevertheless, it were ungrateful in us, seeing tho result, to grudgo either. Since, however, it may not bo quito as convenient in futureto answer your messages, we havo rcsolvcd to plaoe your nearer our roy-. al person; Cardiff Castlo is not so troublesome a distanco from our placo as Tinchcbray. am your prisoner, Henry, said tho duke moodily, and must submit to tho will o f lcaven. Do with mo as you please; tho curso which our fathor provoked, when ho invaded a peaceful kingdom, ib upon m e." But whero is tho Blaok Knight? asked tho k in g ; our gallant deliverer, to whom tho glorious succcss of this day is bo mainly attributablo 7" He Btands yonder," Bald a pago, pointing to tho left o f tho king, and is, foar mo, griovously hurt, for he pants for breath, and seems scarccly ablo to support his tottering weight? : Approach, valiant sir! Baid the king; 111 trust that you havo sustained.no hurt whioh a skillful lccoh will not know how to treat?" am not hurt," said tho knight, but my days aro numbored. havo lived to seo this day j am revenged it is enough, and now would depart in peace." The knight s voico seemed strangely altered; during tho, battlo its stentorian tones had boen heard all over tho field, but now it was fooblo and tremulous. Unbar his visor," said tho k in g; surely havo hoard that voico beforo. q knight s visor was unbarred, and revealed to the wondering eyes o f tbo king and his attendants tho features of tho Monk of S t John. Did not tell theo, ob, k in g! that at my third vibit tho third event whioh had prophesied, tho conqucst of Normandy, should como to pass beforo wo parted?" True, holy fathor," said tho king, and thou hast proved thyself the apostlo of truth." said, Ub," added tho monk, and his features changed, and his voice grow more tremulous than ever as ho spake,11that when wo did part, wo should part forever. Yet havo something for thy ear, and for the cars of tho knights and barons who surround theo, whioh would not willingly leave the world without disoloslng. * Support him," said tho king; he is fillin g 1" and two pages hastened to tho oasistanoo o f tho monk, whoso strength was gradually falling him. «Speak out, old m an!" said the dng: 11who ond what art tho4?" Thia," B *ld the monk, ia tho eighteenth anni- versaiy of my birth, and the fortieth pf my perilous jbll and the All of my oountryj bu^ blesmd b* Heaven mjr oountiy has retrieved that fo il; and - Mwt can dto la pcaco. Reveal thy namo," said tho king, " f o r aa yet. thou Bpcakeat riddles." My nemo," sold the old man, and tbe stentorian strenga of his voloo seemed to return as be uttered it, s hnold Harold tho Saxon Harold the King Harold tho Conquered l" A bitter groan burst from his heart as he pronounced the last epithet; and ho hung down bis bead for a moment. The king and his attendants gazed with the in- tensest nterest on tho wan who they had thought had been so long numbered with tho dead. Even the oaptivo Robert forgot his own misfortunes in the presence o f his father s onco powerful opponent Harold at length seemed to overcomo his emotion, and gazed onoo more on tho assembled princes and barons. King o f England! ho said, rearing up bis stately form, and.cxtending his hands over the monarch s head, bo thou blessed i u hast restored the anoient raoo to the throne, and tbou hast con. quored tho country of tho firoud Conqueror. Thy reign shall bo long and.pros^rous; thou shalt beget monarchs, in whoso veins shall flow the pure stream of Saxon blood; and ages and generations shall pass away, yet Btill that raoo ahall sit upon tho throno of England." His voico faltered his oyes grow dim his uplifted arms fell powerless to bis Bides and ho sunk lifclesb borpse into tho arms of tho attendants. Written fur tho Baunbr o f L igh t JMAmi num. jb. Since Sodom and Gomorrah, never was there a town that could boast of so many ccccutrlo characters as Newburyport Lord Timothy Dexter," everyone has heard of and tho illustrious namo that heads this artiole, was his oompanion and poet laurlato. For many years previous, however, Jonathan was content to obtain a livelihood by alternately dealing in fish, and straw for undorbeds, which ho sold in quantities to suit purchasers. ugh his business mado it ncccs. sary for him to deal considerably with tho world, yet ho was a lovor of solitude. Ho prooured forhirn- sclf a small residence iu a rcmoto part o f Newbury, whero ho lived alono in his glory," a confirmed old bachelor. Plummer bccomo a convert fit a camp-mccting and earnestly held forth for his fellow sinners to follow his example resolving to devote the remaining portion of his lifo to religion. Ho changed his business, and instead of a peddler of fish, ho bccamo a vender of ballads, ghost stories, and awful warn- ings most of which cam.c from.his own pen. With theso merchantablo articles, to which woro added a fow vials of essences and oertain cures," his basket on his arm, he traveled through tho neighboring towns, styling himself Jonathan Plummer, Jr., Lay Bishop, Extraordinary Traveling Prcaober, l hy. sician, Poet and Trndor. Ho was onoo for a considcrablo timo confinod by a fit of sickness, and on recovering, bo wrptc-.tho following noto and sent it to tho church he was in tho habit of attending: Jonathan Plummer, Jr., desires to return thauks to tho Transccndnntiy Potent Controller of tho Universe, for h ib marvellous kindness to him in raising him from a desperately low and perilous indisposl- tion, in suoh a measure o f health and strength, that ho is again ablojiyith gladness of heart and transporting rapture of mind, to wait at tho Celestial Por- tals pf Wisdom. Snld Plummer also desires to glvo thanks.to Alpha nud Omega, tho first and tho last, tho beginning and tho end, for his astonishing favor his captivating mercy his parental regard for him, in snatching him from endless grief aud evor- lasting misery, in a miraculous manner by light in drenms for causing tho day to dawn in his heart, and tho day-spring from on high to illumln- nato his dark and benighted understanding; for chasing far from him tho gloomy fog o f infidelity, and enabling him triumphantly to rojoico in the glorious light nnd liberty of tho gospel, wborcin his blessed Redeemer hath crowned his hnppy life. As wo mentioned in tho beginning of thib artiolo, Plummer was tho man chosen by Lord Dexter, to bo his laudato. The day fixed for tho crowning of tho poet, tho palaco of First Lord o f tho East, was thrown open to visitors and spectators. t was a sceno worthy o f a Hogarth. speech was mado tho laurel was jlaced upon tho poet s brow and Bhouts and lusty hurras went up, thnt Battled tbo welkins ear." measures of gloiy, both in Lord and Poet, were then full; and after libating with thcir friends, fivo fathoms deep, they retired in complete happiness in their bliss immense and immeasurable! lauriate continued in his ofiico until tho day that his patron died. Dexter had tho finest orchard in tho town; but ho soon found that tho boys would savo him tho troublo of gathering his fruit Watch dogs were f>( no avail, and rewards thnt ho at times offered did no good whatever. A t length, tho mighty Dexter commanded his servant, Plummer, to issue a cautionary ediot to - theso noeturnnl poachcrs, which he did in tho follow- ing original document, oomposod by him self: W here*, Lord Timothy Dexter, having been truly informed that soyoral audacious, atrocious, nefarious, infamous r-ititrcpid, night-walking, garden- violating, mmature, peach-stealing rascals, oil tho spawn of tho devil, and rogues and cubs of Satan; do frequently, villianously nnd burglariously asscmblo themselves together in my garden, therein piping, fighting, shearing, roguoing, duokyegg hunting, with mnny othor Bhamoful and illicit acts, whioh tbo modesty of my pen forbids mo to oxpress. This is to givo you all notice, Dollcarlansr Citpinicarians, Talamunarians, baso-born scoundrels, and old rascals, o f whatsoever nation you may chanco to be, return to mo my. fruit and property, or by tho gods tho heathon gods swear 1 will send my son Sam to Babylon, for blood hounds, fiercer than Ugors and fleeter than tho winds; and mounted on my good horso Lily,with my cutting sabre in hand, will hunt yo through- Luropo, Asia, Africa and America, until can enter yo in a cavcrn under a great trco in Newfoundland, whero Beelzebub him- - self oan novor find ye.. Hear! yo tatterdemallions, thioves, vagabonds, lank-jawed, horring-gutted and tun-bolliod plebeians if any of ye daro set your feet in-m y house or- garden,1 will deliver yo to Charon, who will ferry you ocrois the 8tyx, and deliver ye to tho Royal Arch Dovil, Lueifer, at his infernal caldron, there, to be dredged with tho sulphur o f Canoanus, and roasted forever beforo the everburning crater of* Etna. Loan Tmonnr Dextib. Plummer died about forty yoajs sinoo in Now-- bur/port Dexter, shuffled o f hia mortal coll im 1806, we believo, -

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Persona who nro friends to tbo Banner and tho caujo it ^ i engaged in, can do us a servico by per. sunding the periodical dealer, or paper earner in his town, to keep it for sale with their other papers. f they hnvo not nlrendy kept it, let our friends club together in the town, and ngrce to purchase of him weekly, a certain number of copies, if ho will put it on his counter for salc. Moro good may be accomplished in tho end for us by thus inducing tho dealer to interest himself in tho salo of the Danner, than by subscriptions, in townb where it is not kept for sale. And tho samo may bo-said of the cause, for when a pnper is found for sale in tho stores, skeptics see it, purchase it for tho stories, and perhaps glean the first ray of spiritual light thereby. Thero arc many persons who read tho Banner avowedly for the stories, who make them a shield to cover thcir desire for spiritual food, which they aro not quito strong enough yet to avow. THE ABUSES OF RELGON. Why is it, one may well inquire, that the religion, whoso partiian advocates mako such loud boasts of its Bhcdding happiness around its path, is neverthe- less in practice the greatest source of actual misery that has ever been discovered? Why has this system of pure and heavenly principles been permitted to bo so wrongfully waiped and wrested from ita true spirit and intent, that whereas it is asserted, in tho languiigo of the Scriptures, that it shall bring forth grnpes, it brings forth only wild grapes? What is tho causo of this wicked inconsistency? wicked, becauso it works such melancholy result* in thu hearts of thousands and tens of thousands of trusting men and women? Dr. Channing truly said that the very religion given to w ait human nnturo.has been used to mako it abject. The very religion which was given to cro- ato n generous hoi*, hns been mado nn instrument of scrvilo nnd torturing fear. very religion which camo from God a. goodness to enlarge tho soul with a kindred goodness, has been employed to narrow t to a sect, to rear tho nquisition, and to kindle fires for tho martyr. The very religion given qjs to mako tho understanding and conscience free, hnsltby a criminal perversion, served to break them into subjection to priests, ministers, and human creeds. Ambition and Crnft have sciicd on the solemn doo- trincs of an omnipotent God and of futuro punishment, and turned them into cnginos against the child, the trcpuding-fcmnle, tho ignorant adult, until. the skeptic/nas been imboldened to charge on religion tho cut? miseries and degradation of human nature. And this result has been reached by tho most simple logio. The effect is only traced by tho skeptic in a direct line from the cause. f a system, no matter whether of religion or of politics, has led to the final exhibit of such a brood of truly melancholy results, tho commonest power of reason has authority enough, and justico enough on its Bido, to declaro that tho system (to appearances, at least) s a radically wrong or defective one. Certainly, if anything in the world is openly aud boldly, in season and out of season, lino upon line, and precept upon precept, predicated upon a belief in what aro styled tho doctrines of tho Christian religion, it is calm and enduring hap.. pinoss; a state of tho soul from which uo earthly chances or charges aro ablo to abato ono single jot or tittle. Thus wo aro told. But thus, following out tho dootrines as they arc preached to ub from tho pulpits, is not the blessed result of it all. lack, lies whero Paul long ago put i t ; wo lack Charity. For though wo have tho gift o f prophesy, or tho tongue o f an angel, without Charity wodiavo nothing. This is that single golden prccopt, on which, as on a golden hook, hang all tho law and the Prophets. t is tho aim and,tho tendency of Spiritualism to root out these evil weeds of mallco and selfishness, of hate and distrust, of lust and concupiscence, and restore the puro principlo of a living and active charity. Bounding brass aro wo indeed, and tinkling cymbals, if wo continuo with this fatal laok o f which we have already mado mention. On this basis alono rests each span of that beautiful rainbow," whioh is, oalled Love. n this rich soil only aro deeply rooted -.those divino influences that grow out o f ita patient tand prayerful cultivation. t is & fatal error for tbe {friends of puro religion to commit, to givo it a par- ituan, or an exclusive, or in any way an uncharitfr jblo character. t must needs bo as freo as the air,w e breathe, and as pure as the light that pours from tho great beakers of the sun, f t would enter into thei inner temples of the human heart and there establish its abode. Charity tends directly to break down tho barriers o f j*rtiianbhip. Beoause charity suffereth long, ia not puffed up, doth not vaunt itself, and nowhere tnako&enemicb for itself. That must ndeed bo tho true element and prinoiple o f tho religion of Christ, therefore, which works with ita influence just as Ho irorkedi-ud reflects at every turn tho spirit or that truly divine and wonderful nature. Would.that men might learn bo eimplo, and so pregnant truth, without the loss and labor of so many of.their-best years, without going through.so m any practical contradictions, without wasting the nitii o f that sereneand beatlflo enjoyment, that down as a ttmtfftfam tiie heavens.blcjwlpg u d to blfeii the, g^keiiiltotn, ^ men.until, thp Ja* pliable of time #haiiji»t» bees recorded THE FSHNG BOUNTES. The Committee on Commerce, in the Senate o f Uie United State*, have recently reported a bill to that body advising the abolition o f the longestablished bounty on the fisheries, and assign as their main reason for such a step that as the duty on salt has been reduccd to almost nothing, tho only cause for continuing the fishing bounty has thus been remov- cd. This, it must bo confessed, plaoes the original establishment of these bounties on a very diferent footing from the one generally received, and gives rise to discussions not contemplated when the possibility of such a thing as the abolition of tho measure was first mentioned. t takes tho ground that these bounties were offered for tho purpose of refunding the money to the fishermen which thoy wero formerly obliged to pay out in tho Bhapo of a tax on salt; whereas they were offered with no such design at all. f wc understand tlio matter, it was simply in order to encourage iiir conat fishcrincn( who,form the nur?cry and school for our sailors, to whom wo must ever look for the proper supplies for our navy, and who alono can furnish the forco of qualified sailors to carry on our commerce with tho wholo world. This was the prime object of the establishment of tho fishing bounties. Wo borrowed tho hnppy idea from tho English and the French; and a most profitable ono has it hitherto proved tself to be. se nations kept up tho practice for the express purpose o f schooling seamen, and having a ready resource whenever they might need to replenish their powerful navies. nstead o f diminishing this bounty, the French government o f lato havo rather increased t; and tho effect already shows itself in the increased number of men nnd vessels engaged in tho business. t is*well known that Mr. Jefferson ndvocated the bounties, and for the very purpose, in his own language, of fostering our fisheries as a nursery of navigation. And in thoso earlier days tho bounties given amounted to more/than twico the tax paid on the salt used in the fisheries. As soon ns the bounties havo been withcld, the fisheries havo. declined; nnd when they havo been increased, the latter have shown a corresponding activity. A Washington writer in ono of the Now York papers states that in the last war with Great Britnin, the fisheripea enlisted to such an extent that the fishing grounds wero almost deserted, and tho previous bounty was doubled, and in 1816 was again increased. At times, these bounties have been given without nny reference to, or connection with, salt duties; nt other times, the acts establishing or repealing tho duties on salt, aud thoso granting or abolishing tho bounty, have been apparently passed, either by design or accident, with rcferenoe to cach other." t has bccomo a palpablo faot by this time, that the fisheries are not ablo to sustain,themselves.; if they can rely on government for^jls aid, they will flourish othcrwiso not They must either bo encouraged, or abandoned. f they aro worth nothing to tho country, nny, if ^hcy havo not paid thcir way a hundred times over in tho past history of the coun try, then all our calculation is wonderfully at fault Out o f this promising school have been taken our bravest and most skillful seamen. The Constitution wns manned by a crew from Marblehead and Gloucester, when she escaped from the English fleet; and from the beginning to the end o f her proud history, these hardy and oourageous men stood by her and sustained her fame. Now when both Franoe and England are caring for their navies in every way they can devise, it seems almost suicidal for us to crush out. almost the only resources our own littlo navy would havo to draw upon in a time of war with a foreign nation. Ought not Congress to think twico before doing away with so valuable an nrm of tho national service, and so efficient a supporter of tho American name? pendent, thu Bets forth the style initbi& they were disposed of; the ^rwrchurch wasthrown open, the young women occupying the seats in rows, somo of the y g- Customers then walked along the nge with p r fe ct coolness, examining their condition flbspy os they found one suitable, thoy planked the oas, and carried off the prite. What is this less than salo into slavery? wo have attended the regular first of January negro sales ourselves, and seen how the thing looks and works. How; is this different? And n a free church, tool Some of the young women crying Customers examining thei? contfition, one by orie, planking the cash," and carrying off tho priiel trqly love v is more e n d u r t a f in hbaffectionsthana woman, but not -as demonstrative. Tour husband, let meaesume.haa onoeloveidybujlft has singled yon from all the world to he Us for life. Best upon that He is less likely to ohange than yourself. / Perhaps you have grown negligent. The intimacy of married lifo requires a greater regard: for- those dally courtesies, which, though triflfogtn themselves, strengthen the bonds of affection like golden rivets. A neglect of dress, an indifference to your husband s peculiar tastes may affect him^more sensibly than you imagine. Alas! how slight a thing m y tnovo Dissensions betwoen hearts that lovo. Above all, never let him suspect by word, look, or deod, that you doubt his lovo. Nothing wounds a true heart like suspioion. Think of what ho has t is abominable. We blush to record Buch adishon- l j)eell to y0lj) of ^ a t your own feelings would be, orable, such a disgraceful transaction among a freo sll0ui f yoa him [n the coffin, robed for the grave, white people. t is high time that tbo whole press y ve ^ jove 0D( ^ ii0p0 Cvor, and in the quiet perof the country spoke out in thunder toncb against such barbarous proceedings. Written for tho Banner of Light THE CHLD OF PURTY. Betide a darkly covered blcr A child at morning ny, Berett, alono, unguldcd, here. To traoe lifes ehadowy way. Asleep, fbr sinco tlio midnight sound _. Had died on distant nlr,. Her watch had been, but now tho found Cessation fromdespair. Around the mount tho sun s soft light Came on in giddy whirls. Till, slowly bursting oer tbo height, t tinged her golden curls. Hor splriwn the land of dreams, Of sorrow drinks no more, But 111Ualong its rippled streams, Or treads ts pearl-strewn shore. But, ah her sleep is not the sleep That opes tho shining way, Up which tho willing soul may glldo Torealms of brightest day. Bho wakes fromday to day her foot n paths of goodness stray, While unseen bands that guide her, strew With Btmngth nlng buds her way. And sin aiid evil seek to bllrht -That gentle, winsome. But gainst the cloak sho wears, of light, They vainly vvfeld their power. Onward, whilo good and evil wait, Bhe near* tho final even,, And enters through tho only gate Which opens into heaven. THB UNLOVED W FE, Mb. E d ito e n the Banner of Jan. SO, a lady asks, How shall regain tho lovo of my husband? read the reply; and found much in it.that repaid Ksrusal; but it seemed to mo tho advice of a man who viewed the subject from his own stand-pcint, and who, while he felt pity, and would fain give wd, yet was necessarily, from his very position, exoluded L cbuu of animal or human magnetism: when the from a full understanding of tho case, m mil their odcratlons H EALTH AND SUCCESS. Henry Ward Beecher recently delivered a lccturo beforo tho Mercantile Library Association of Boston, on Success in Life, in whioh he stoutly maintained, among other good things, thnt success in life depended very much on tho state of. one s health. n other words, no person who is afflicted with a torpid liver, who does n t sleep well o nights, whose eyes and spirits are dull and jaundicod, who never breasts tho freo wind when ho walks, who qrouclioa and creeps along through life, whoso views and sentiments are all colored by tho dead sea of ill hoalth in whioh thoy are unhappily Bteepcd no tueh individual need hope, so. long a s ho continues to bo suoh an individual, that he is going to roach that success after which human pursuit is so general. Among other remarks, Mr. Bccchor said the very conscioubncss of sentient existence was in itself exhilaration sufficient for tho individual possessing an unimpaired constitution. How truo it is Only thoso who enjoy perfect health, o f courso, know what this remark means. But it has a meaning, neverthe less. Thero is a timo with every healthy pcrson- and that time occun at least as often os once overy twenty-four hoursj-^ncn the mere consciousness of living is perfect bliss. And he who never has reachcd such on experience as thib, can hardly presume to call himself a thoroughly liejilthy person. Success is to bo predicated quite as much on good health as on energy, temperance, persovoranco, hopo, and all thoso other things that combino to make up a strong and full character. t will bo well for thoso setting out in lifo to think o f this fact No man need hope that if ho is sickly in body, ho is going to bo bravo in spirit t takes a sound body to make a sound m ind; and ono may as well expeot health by lying in bed ail the while, as to achicvo bucccss if ho is everlastingly 11 under tho weather. S q u ib b. formance of daily duties, doservo the affection whioh, in an hour of despondence, you have doubted. Be more anxious to deserve it than to have it, and your reward will oome. Try and interest yourself in mental employment The world may say what it will, mere domestio duties the compounding of puddings, or making shirts will not satisfy all tho wants of a true woman. Household work strengthens the muscles and improves the health, but tod muoh of it dwarfs the intellect f you have children, their training and education is a mother s noblest w ork; i f you have not, pray heaven send them to you, and, in the meantime, pursue somo study faithfully and diligently. This will givo you strength, and keep the heart from dwelling too much upon yourself. There, my poor, weary bird, have heard your plaintive oall, and though T had only orumbs to give, they were given in sympathy and love. night will soon pass, and you will see the bluo sky and golden sunshine. Then, i f you please, give mo a song.! Hillside..,1 ^ UESM ERBH, SPRTUALSM, W TCH CR A F T AN D JURAOLB This is tho chief title of a pamphlet of seventy- four pages, being a brie^ treatise,.showing that mesmerism is a key whioh Trill unlook many cham bers of mystery, by Allen Putnam. We have merely glanced at the advance sheets of this book, but we like the ground the author takes in its pages,-and we think it iis one whioh will oom- mend itself to every person who is familiar with tho phenomena of Spiritualism.. As seen bymo now, Mesmerism, Spiritualism, Witchoraft, Miraoles, all belong to one family, all have a common root, and aro developed by the same laws. tyirits of men perform these wonders; nnd all of them do it, and have! ever dono it, by substantially the same processes, i When these spirits are embodied, wo call their work mesmeric, or will tako my pen nnd write myself, said, when had finished tho article; if cannot write bo fluently, or round my periods with so muoh grace, -frith a woman s quicker discernment and warmer impulses,1understand the moan of that heart- hunger.?,.but jjie *ja&.passed, and every;moment found its duty; : another came, though now and then the sad questionoccurred to m y mind, still found, as usual, the day full of business and cares. The writing-table only brought to mind sterner demands, and would put this wish to reply to your artiolo, out of mind. Still it haunted me, and day after day camo a gentlo whisper " Say one word of comfort To-day sat down, wearied with household cares, and, for amusement, took up my crochet work. Suddenly, by somo chain of association, the links.of whioh can never reunite, an incident o f past years occurred to me. waa sitting with a few frionds around a bright, open firo, one cold evening. A bitter storm raged without, tho wind moaned like a lost spirit, the rain and hail beat against the windows, and the largo elms beforo the.door tossed their branches angrily about liko old warriors fighting with lanoo and shield. Ono of our number repeated the song, Oh, pilot 1 tis a fearful night, Therab dangor on tho deep." Soon afterwards a singular noise, like a gentle, but earnest tap, tap, wab heard. We listened, but could not, for some time, mako out from.jrhenco it camo. Again and again it came tap, tap; but where and what it was, no ono could guess. We listened in silenoe again tho sound. A y we havo it now, it is just outsido this window. We threw up the oase- ment Yes, here is tho mysterious knocker; os we spoke, a littlo bird flew in. t had lost its way in this fearful storm, and now sought warmth and shelter. t was very weary, itsw ings wore wet arid drooping, but wo placcd it upon the branohcs of the large orange tree, and then brought crumbs to fged spirits are disembodied, we call their operations Spiritualism. Living men, and; dead ones too, aro mesmemers. f tliis can bo,mado apparent, tho wdrld s wonders aro at once and easily traccable to compotent authors; and tho world is favored with a glimpse o f a universal law which has not heretofore been duly reoognixed. From this starting point tho author briefly shows what Mesmerism does, what Spiritualism does, what witchoraft, as seen in, Now England, was, and then discusses Bible Miraoles, and tho mention mado in that book o f good and bad spirits, which gives rise to some remarks on the samo as seen in our»ph H) M B L 0D B 0N LECTUREB.. 1 Bev.. John Hobart, formerly a dergym an o f th# Methodist persuasion, occupied the desk at thei1mo- lodeon on Sunday last He discoursed in the after- noon on the s u b je o to b je c t io n s to Spiritualism, ns urged by believers in the Bible. Many believe that Spiritualism and the Bible are irreconcilable, and that if tljoy believe one they m u st. reject the other. They bolieve that the word of Christ is enough for the world s salvation. But only a veiy small part, of Christs woods were ever recorded, and one qf his cotemporaries Bays that i f all ha ever said had been written down, tho world oould not hold the books. A scientifio objection to Spiritualism is, that ponderous bodies cannot be moved without contact Was not the stone rolled from the tdmb of Christ a ponderous body? and was it not movod without contact except of angels? t is not claimed that Enoch and Elijah were translated by their own efforts, but they were moved without contact Now i f a single instanoo was ever on record, this objection is done awayiwitb, and it must be admitted that under natural law, whatever has taken placo may take place again, and itbecomefljustas much a law of physical ecionoe that ponderous bodies may be movod without contact as with i t Another objection is, that the physical manifesto* tions are often produced in the dark, thus giving room for a belief in fraud or collusion. Do you beliove that becauso the chains were taken from Peter, in tho night-timo; that because Moses went up on the mount to receive God s instructions in the night; or because tho Jews wero led from captivity n tho night, that there was fraud or collusion there? Many objeot that tho physical manifestations aro low and vulgar, and so cannot bo produoed by spirits.. To give new light to man, spirits must firstattract man s attention, as a person raps on another s door, to attract his notice after that, the instructions may bo given. Tranco Bpeaking nnd writing would have beefl poor initiatory steps. But have we not reoords o f. much lower demonstrations in the Bible? T8 e prophet saiah went naked threo years, to fulfill his mission, and tcaoh tho world that ho was a prophet o f God. king went naked also, even while iu the midst of Bplendor, and with bis family all around him. The story of Jeremiah and hia girdle, and tho account of the priest and tlio gridiron, in the fourth chapter of Exckiel, aro othor examples. t is quite Evident that absolute indecencies were then required to set the peoplo to thinking. se who admit these Old Testament acoounts, and yet object to Spiritualism to-day, simply strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. a Another objection against Spiritualism is the ltwk o f satisfactory tests. But others have had them i f you have not; so you mayknow they are given. The objeotion that some comtnunications are false, is a grcat proof of thcir spiritual nature; for Spiritualists believe that evil spirits as well as good spirits may come back and communicate. The Bible tells us that at one timo four hundred prophets wore onoe undet thetnfluenco of evil spirits, and under their false guidanoe, the king wont to war, and was destroyed. At that timo only ono true prophet w «s to be found. t should be remembered that " the Biblo is a book of selections but asmall part o f the communications given in ancient times are there recorded. When Spiritualism is three thousandyears, old, and bibhops assemble to select its good communications, times. 0,1,tne 4elT T m probably we shall have a book as fuu o f marvels os He then undertakes to Bhow what Mosmer-.j ism is, and that Spiritualism is a perfected fruit of - Anothcr objcotion ia the position o f mediums. They Mesmerism. Wherein it differs from the latter is h(. ^ a(j ^. S()m*0 ore edaoated shown, and tbat spirits out of the form mesmerise refincd w h il6 others are unlearned and ignorant subjoctbas well as the embodied, and asserts that all ;n ^ ^ of view> we are compellcd to spirits cannot mesmerise. The author then demon- ^ ^ ^ ^ aboye ^ u stratea that raps and tips,are not mesmerism; that] ^ Be0 how the me- The remainder of the work Saul was what in these mangetism is notmind diums stood in those times. is taken up with interesting hints on subjects j m - l ^ ^ a ^ y(mng m an» and mediately interesting to those who are engaged in J. understand why such a man.as he, the elucidation o f the true and truly startling phe- PJP ^ ^ ^ ^ David a* nomcna o f spiritual mterooursc. d t what kind o f a oha^ As wc said in the outset, we like the ground taken, PruPmv «_... as it is natural Mankind seems to have been led acter did ho bear? Was he not a licentious man,......,. and did ho not givo his passion full rein? And ho u,tt, i»tby lb., A t o. c u r. h nmkh^ ment. Bo has mud. biougb te Bible fin l-a u d l ^. more aaa maao inrougu S o lom on, tho wise man, was a Brigham Young ia this latterly through t e scion 1 ^ rospcct, with his hundreds of wives and concubines. Mesmcr, Franklin, Gall and Spurzheim, and the more ^ ^ wrong threo thousand spiritual revealments of Swedenborg. Spiritualism then, is right now. mankind studies it by the light o f M»» n t W God; and when muu*mu -tuu.»»». vr.,, ^ ;t wab thought he, of all others, theso, its parent Bciences, as it were, the fanaticism >.,. -, and folly, which too often attaches to it in our days, was tho fit man to Bend to curse srael. will pass away. humblo in its pretensions, but is the. -,,..,., j.. need be said-of the medium Balaam rode he spoke moro suited to tho masbeb; and wo recommcnd its nce B \a 01 l,uo u r careful perusal by thoso who aro beginning to un- for^lumaelf. ravel tho mysteries of Spiritualism. i t tbrat.to (1 * 3 to.ihsm uleal... an&.v tv SELLNG W H T E GRLB. As much as people talk against slavery, it is preposterous that thoy will B ilon tly permit suoh transactions os we find recorded in ono of our exohangcs, iu this day o f grace and boasted olvlli ration. Slavery may not bo confined to tho colored race. The whites aro liable to bo fbrced into its tyrannical dutches, as woll ns the blacks; and those who reoollcct tho account we recently published o f tho sale of a* distinguished but unfortunatf pauper in Maine to tho highest bidder, will bear us out in our assertion. philanthropists o f New York city, nnder tho direction of Mr. Tracy, who has been doing a very laudable work hitherto in sending out boys to the West to procure homes among tho prairjo farmers^ have recently forwarded a lot o f young females lo the same distant destination, probably in hopes o f saving them from woes a thousand times more merciless These girls, it is expected, Trill readily obtjdn places with th farmers, as the boys have done before (jieniu Mr. Traoyanived with 4 Mrfc at Will oonsllt; Anda p»]^(tfthat-pu«*, ^ y i ^ W tf t Beomed bewildered at first, with tbo glare of lamps and firelight, but soon recovered itself, ate, smoothed its plumage, and flew from branoh to branch, as if it know that it was in tho hands of friends, not captors. t remained with us till morning, and was then in no haste to go, but When it had breakfasted, wo throw open the hall door, and took tho bird oh our arm into tbo bright sunshine, whoro God s glorious world looked as if dressed for a gala day. The trees glittered with tho sheen of pendant owels 5 diamond dust lay upon the grass, and tho flowers, fresh from thcir bath,blushed deeply as thoy raised thoir drooping heads to saluto the morning sun. Ho, king-llko in bis power, saw tbo conquered army of clouds retreating in the west, and throw over them hib mantlo of purple and gold. My little bird now know that the Btorm was over, and flow away to bis own home, happier, fanoled, for tbo food and tho shelter wo hod so lovingly given. Strango that should connect tho question of your correspondent with tho plaintive call o f this storm, beaten bird. But so it was. My poor, sad frlond- you feel as if clouds wero about you, a dark storm, perhaps but tako coiiragfi, and sinoe you havo knocked at my window, lot joe give you a crumb of oomfort Your very question: shows you have not lost all yot When a wom anis eure that sho has lost her.husband s lovo, therd is, no suoh tremulous inquiry made; tho heart settles down into hapless despair, as effectually dead io the Joys of life as tho arctio navigator, whoso gravfi is ini the- heart of an iceberg. Perhaps then tbe feilt lsnil jii yout own W) sensitive heart; you havjii xfiisuienbublness perplexities for coolness of arferoq if l^ rt.is, Hot all of life to man, as, am g o ^, ^ ^ ^ t ito to too mafay o f ottt sex. And yet iheii? $h>i i f : K clocs not fill all UwtrtKittghtsi-lf it U ^ W r t o f.theit cingdotd, llketbe BiiUsli (lominioiui, it nuy ttili hilfljw gttibte. A nuawlfo t is published by Bela Marsh, 14 Bromflold street Frioe 25cts. The man who thinks his wife, bis baby, his hotlso, his horso, and himself, severally unequalled, is almost sure to bo a good humored person. Ezchange, A prominent objeotion to Spiritualism is its fanaticism. We admit tbo existence o f this eloment, but must express our surpriso that - there has been no more of i t What system has given rein to so muoh fanatioism as Christianity? Many primitive Christians committed great.oxcosses. Some went- into tho woods, naked, and lived with the beasts. He ought to bo. Horace thought tbohouseand Bt00don th otops of pillars for- years, ad-,., the wifo (domut etplacens uxor) wero enough to mako ^ r *.. a man happy. luoky fellow who adds to those mired," and almost adored, by tho multitudes w a horso, and a baby to rido it, should bo the best hu-1 pressed around them, beseeohing their blessing- mored man in the world that is, if bay and proven- others, male and female, walked on certain great der aro reasonably cheap. Pott. days, two by two, with knotted whips lashing each The fun o f tho thing aside-there is nothing that othor»s nake<j Bhoulders. n Robertson s history1of can mako a man really happy but a happy homo, Choi.ie8.y( we are told-that on ccrtain occasions the after a ll Even if ho havo tho ambition of Coosar, prjobu,^at the olose of tho worship, vorigated the nothing comes of it unless ho oan bring homo the Bcrvioo, by braying three times like an ass, fruits of it to enjoy. Homo is ovorything-or Bhould Bnd th0 ^ 0 responded in tho samo way 1 >This iw > bo. Show us a man who loves to work about j^mony fvafl kept up hundreds o f years. Would you cellars, bis barnb and sheds, and to fuss over his pow tho 0hurch beoauso of its fanntloism? f not, or horse, who loves his wifo and children, and whose ^ to Spiritualism falls. thoughts during tho prossaro pf the day s business AnQtlier objection is, that it tends t<> oorrupt the. most frequently rovcrt to tbo little nest he left be- moralg of tho people, the -sam e chargo that mar; hind him in the morning, and wo w ill give bim a l derod and degraded. Gallileo. Wo suppose. certificate in full of real, downright, lasting good-1 Qro immoral men in its. ranks, as there art ness. Suck goodness never falls.to bring ha]pplj^ess. Oyflry^horo olse. n tbe Old Testament! We only wonder that men do not oftener think of ffla reoor, flf Mood tlln telng ^ in,- the «this, how littlo a matter it S that brings Joy to their namo>oflblw;1)b God. ^ P a u l Bays to some of the / hearts-how inexpressive b true pleasm, and what p ^ ^ m he is writing, tbat.5they prafitifi?- a profuse wealth of resouroes there^ is within h U ^,^,,0^ to tho Gontiles. Under Pon* ready reaoh. t is fc mlstaken idea for a person to etantln0 in the fourth century, every -orimevtas :, go ohasing off after happlneib, when it all lies 8018hoffn in the church. History gwes ub repoxdof handy tohitn. t s surroundings that wo ^ ^ reflect twelves t W ^ d i j f ^ one of them m re\m to th(^ ^ h ^ ^ ^ * truly than in h o m t ^ h t o, domestic pleasures and lflahed to f death the homely e n jo ^ W,iy th e oontrary, of cv o r y d a y.k ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 1^ wdburnedttt thewwtpnb- F R A J ik L N im T M A H T. ASSOCATON. Uoplaow.ibeoause/theyn^ere/lw^ f A? 4 l l A»»A i n a i l < «l 1 M A U 1 M l i t * M m i A w. 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5 BAK2STER OF L G H T. J L 5. jmrposi o f witnessing a;royal marrugv&nd at a giveb slgnalmillions ofprotestohts wer*«ihrdered by Catholics; aud one man boasted of editing four, hundred throats in o single day! The bells were rung, Ugh mass was sdd in all the churches, and a painting in h o n o r of th? deed was executed, and hangs to this day in the Vatican at Eome. n 1041, in reland, two hundred thousand Protestants wero murdered in a like manner, by Catholics. But per- secution wns not confined to Catholics. n tho early history o f Jour own State you are told that those who fled from persecution in Europe, hanged Bap- tists, Quakers, and reputed Witches, here..t is aaid that Jbero is now harmony among sects. t is less of war, rather than more of peace. One- half of a pastors timo; even how, is taken up in keeping his congregation in deccnt shape. We should like-to sco the church organization that has not got just as bad men in it as there are out o f it. You may say that these things are not done by the influence o f Christianity, but in spite of, it. We agree with you. Wc:Scknowledgo that such work is not taught by tho Bible. n your investigation of, Spiritualism, let us recommend. this book as your t best guide. cost, uses nnd abuses of Spiritualism, was the subject of his evening lecture. He said that all new ideas were eminently disturbers of the peaoe, and thoy OTcr had been so. The more ennobling the idea, the greater has been the disturbance. A oharge was brought against Christ for being a disturber o f tho gcaco, yet he was very mild and gentle. The radical ideas ho taught oaused this dibturbanoc. As it was in Christs time, so it is now. Fulton s great innovation on slow travel, and.whitney s cotton-gin,wero jeered at by the people, and the most discouraging treatment it was the fortune of those men to receive. Speaking o f the cost of Spiritualism, in the first place, we must say that it costs long established friendship, and bitter persecution. Spirit rappings first commences at lydeville, N. Y., in the family of a Mrs. Fox. family were very much annoyed by tjho manifestations, and moved out of the house, hoping that the rappiugs would cease during their absence; but the rapping still continued. Mrs. Fox was thon waited on by a committee o f the Methodist Eplsoopal Church, of which" she was a member, and requested to acknowledge that she was practising deception. Of course sho acceded to no suoh proposition, and tho consequence was, Bhe was expelled from the church. Some of tho family left Hydeville for Rochester, but persecution still followed them. One o f the Fox sisters was threatened with death by a mob, and anothor had her windows broken out by an rish mob inoitcd by Protestants. Judgo Ed monds was waited upon by a few legal gentlemen, after his time on the bcnoh had oxpircd, and requested by thom to recant his Spiritualism, promising him a re-election to his post, as his reward. Judge ofcourso declined, and the consequence was ho was not again placed upon tho bench. Numbers of others have been expelled from churches simply for this heresy, and propositions havo been made to put it down by law.. ; But it was left for a gentleman, eminent for his talents, and connected with one of the most respectable colleges in the world, to say all the bitter things he oould of Spiritualism and its believers. With him all medium? were impostors all bfilieve^ dupes, and all investigators conscious liars. Spiritualism also cqsts tho loss of friends and business facilities. ; Among its uses, it tends to promote independence of thought and opinion, whioh is a scarce and valua-. ble artiole found nowhere in tho church, in politics, or in the thoological school, and very seldom in the editorial chair. Jt furnishes a certain and available knowledge of immortality while in the minds of some the Bible is very unsatisfactory, evidence of i t f wo suppose tho Biblo contains all it is. necessary to know, yot all tho world have not gotjthe Biblo, and hundreds of years cannot give it to them. But Spiritualism has gono to Asia, Africa, and tb the Celestial Kingdom, carrying good tidings o f great Joy. Spirits aro calculated to cheer all who come in their way. y cheer the heart of thoso who mourn for lost friends, and to relievo the aching heart by manifesting that thoy are ever around us, loving us as thoy did on earth. Among its abuses the most prominent are the ex treme claims in regard > communications, often a weightier valuo being placed upon them than they really deserve. The disposition to flatter mediums by extolling their powor is often great detriment to the cause, and many mediums have boen ruined as mediums, simply, by thib flattery. Humility is a great quality of true medium-life. A man may believe in Spiritualism, and yet be degraded and low in his desires but truo Spiritualism is shown in holy lives and good works. CONffBRENOE A T 14 BEOMFXBLD BT. O N T H U R S D A Y, F E B. 4. Spiritualism silently opens tho inquiring soul to too oonoeption of a Qod, whioh idea,, when, it is fully entered into tho soul, must of noocsslty begin to make woy for tho influx of knowledge that is truth. Our lower faculties are more cultivated, and our higher faculties U ti; onr education heretofore has cultivated tho lower, ond Spiritualism oomes to oultivato the higher. The cultivation of both are useful, and for our good. Mr. Colo said Has Spiritualism done any good to you, tom e? f it has, it has doijj good to your children and to my children; if it has dono good to tho peoplo and to the nation, it has. done good to tho families and tho offspring of the nation. The influence of good cffcotcd on us must bo carriod to our children, and generations yet unborn shall feel it. Every sincere believer in Spiritualism!b mado better by that belief; is made amscious of its truth by internal conviction, by a oonviotion that ib a truth bo- rond a question or misgiving o f tho soul Thp Spir- tuallst knows by this silent conviotion, though tho world may not, that Spiritualism is a lever that already begins toraise humanity from Bin, from dark- ness to the light and love of Christ; to that life which is tho salvation of humanity. This is tho iraotical service, education and discipline that Spir- tualism teaches, and such teachings are more valuable than the teachings of mans reason. would not, could not advibe a friend to becomo spiritualist without that friond-has a swelling within o f that lovo that comes from spirit iufluoncc. t is the natural condition of the soul that invites this influx. A Spiritualist is a Spiritualist by natural growth, not by the artificial reasonings or men, and their grosser external ovidence and influenoe. t is tho unseen teachings of Spiritualism that make men Spiritualists, and the power o f Spiritualism is unseen, which power it b that makes men better. Dr. Child said: that Whittier has asked questions which Beem appropriate to the subjeot before us in the following lined: Why dly sock from outward things, T b o unseen, which nward ollctico brings T W h y strotch boyond our proper sphero A nd ago, for that which Ueu so near? W hy clim b tlio flir-oathm with pain A nearer view of heaven to gain T Hi) said, Spiritualism would strike a blow that must destroy our present system of education ^ our institutions of learning, both moral and religious, must fall beneath tho light, the power and beauty that Spiritualism shall baro to earth. A now instl tution o f education by it will be set up in every soul independent of the teachings of men, and dependent. alone on a power above the earth. - Knowledge from this source will flow into the bous of men,/that is Bure, steadfast, reliable arid eternal. aay of this light and truth is about breaking upon us. Our education heretofore has beon mixed with error, uncertainty and doubt; it has been the product of hu man reason and man s invention; it has not nourished the soul, or satisfied tho deep longings within it. Men who hold an eminent position in the acqul sition o f earthly knowledge and reason, in the utterance of this knowledge are not always to be rolled upon as truthful, are not t«bp trusted; and tho aspirations of tho soul in its hungerings, riso above man with all Mb knowledge, and appeal to Qod for truth, and Spiritualism comes oomes in answer to the demands o f tho human heart; and by tho hearts that are ready it is received. The inhabitants of Jupiter aro said by Mr. Davis to be so pure, so spiritual that it would make an in habitant of earth shed tears to jbchold their beauty. reason of this is, their interiors aro so unfolded by the influx of spirit power, that their features and expression send forth a sweetness that far transoend a beauty and loveliness that belongs to anything or creature of earth. They havo no institutions of learning j thoy have no external laws,1no government by men j they reoeive all their instruction from spirit; all their government from divino power._ This is Spiritualism, and many, many ageb of spirit unfolding, in spirit growth may carry tho earth to that tame degree of loveliness ahd hcavetily beauty; Other remarks were made without tdirect bearing upon the question under d ib ou ssion. S U N D A Y A F T E R N O O N M E E T N G A T NO. 14 B B O M F E L D ST R E E T. Bov. Mr. Qoddard addressed a full congregation on tho subject of the philosophical growth of the soul, united with tho feeling efforts of the heart. He said that notwithstanding Spiritualism had been called anti-religious, anti-bible, and anti everything that was good, it did rise above tho intellectual, philosophical narrowness of tho ohurph sufficiently to accept tho good that existed in all seots and religions. All truth is born on a low plane; it has ever como to us in humility. And truth comcb now, through Spiritualism; it comes to reveal, not to destroy a truth ever before revealed. Bible, in the light of Spiritualism, turns out to be a wonderful book; while in tho light of coldj intellectual philosophy, it is conflicting and contradictory ; but if the heart is softened made pure, lowly and holy by Spiritualism, tho interior utter- anco o f the Bible will loom up beforo tho soul in magnitude, symmetry, harmony and beauty, and tho soul will olasp it nearer and nearer to its embrace as a record of truth; externally not as authority, but an assistance. C. M setinob. EveningS tar tall, Charlestown, waa woll flllod n tho afternoon, w liou tho following question was debated Does Spiritualism form a correct foundation for Religion." Messrs. Seavor, L orin g Moody, Clapp, Thayor and McClure, discussed the point. t will bo tho subject dtbcuisod next Babbath afternoon. M b. Rice, Clairvoyant and Trance Modlum, spoko n tho afternoon and evenlng m Charlestown. then. A n empty and frivolous conoelt fits no ono 1for any useful avocation. t must needs bo taken out o f him before he triea to go any farther. Theso butterflies out o f season are to bo pitied, but they j u o to be taught a frosty jesson likowjse. N FA N T DAMNATON. Mb. EmTon Please publish the following in your paper, and show the w orld. tho beauties of the o- logy of tho seventeenth century, as illustrated by ono o f the most celebrated of the poets and divines of his day. A long specimen o f this wonderful poot s effusions you will find in " Kottell s Spoolmens of American Poets. writer of this poem was the Rev. Miohael Wigglesworth, o f Malden, who, on Oct. Cth, 1085, was chosen to ** preach tho next Election sermon. Some o f our divines deny that this doctrino was evor promulgated in tho church or by tho olergy. This extract is from Wigglesworth s "Day of Doom," a book which in its day passed through soveral editions in America, and was reprinted in England.. Y ou slnnersare, and such a share Aa tinners may oxpoct Buch you shall have, for d o save Nono b u t m y ow n elect s Yet, to com pare y o u line with ihcir Who lived a longer time, do oonfosa yours s m uch less. T hough every s i n s a crime. A crlm o tt s, therefore n biles Y e m ay not h op d to dwell, B ut unto you shall allow The easiest room n hell. The Glorious K ing thus answering, Tfiey ceaso, and plead no longer; Their consciences m ust needs confess Bis reasons are the stronger. Thus all m ens pleas tho Judge with east Doth answer and confute, Until they all, both grtat and small, Are sllcncod y d m u t c. Vain hopes aro cropd, ail taouths are stopd Blnnors h&vo naught to say, But that is ju st and oqual must y should be damnd for aye. 1 Now what remains but that to pains And everlasting smart, i Christ should oondemn tho sons of mon, 1 W hich s their Just desert. Ob rueful plights o f sinful wights O h l w retches all forlorn j T had happy been, they neer had seen sun, or n o t been bora." a t k x d i x. " A hundred tongues and ron lungs, A hundred mouths or more, Could never tell tbe pains o f hell For sinners kept n store." Boo V ir g il.fineld. L ib.v L, 639: Sate Jfo.nip lltfos. [BEPOBTED BY SB. CHLD.] Question: Has anything been developed by Spiritualism or Phrenology, which oan be mado o f prao- tioal service in the education of children and in family discipline? Remarks were made by Mr. Munroo, Mr. Edson, Mr. Newcomb, Mr. Cole, Dr. Weeks, Dr. Child, and others, whose namcb we did not learn. following are some of the sentiments Bpoken on the question Mr. Munroo Baid No subjeot oan bo moro inter- estlng than this to those who have the education of youth in their chargo, The sturdy oak is firm and unyielding, tho treo o f youiig and tender growth is easily, bent and influenced. The finer elements of our being aro untouched by our system o f education, which sybtem only acts upon the grosser and more external dements. - Spiritualism posses through the exterior direct to tho interior. t is a truth that the finer tho material and the law that governs it, tho greater is tbe power, and its consequent effoot; therefore, the influence o f Spirit, nalism in our education, acting upon finer material, effeots a more powerful unfolding o f the intelligence. f we seek to cffect a receptive oondition in ourselves,. our spirits, Without the grossness o f words by tho unseen chain o f sympathy, o f spirit powor,- must be. felt by others. Lessons thus taught do good -more good than verbal lessons and physioal blows. -tis a law of Spiritualism that we impart to others just what we a re ; not neocssarlly by words, but by unseen spirit influonoo. Before a man can impart goo< to a child, he must livo a.life of practical goodness, Spiritualism teaches us this lesson*. Mr. Edson said Language s ettid to be a oarr! in whioh truth may ride ; bttt, this is.not th6 on\ Bo nroe through which we receive 1information. The. nstinct of animals is intuition { they rooeive knowledge in this way, and their, knowledge is, truer: than the knowledge men gather froipjthe exercise o f their, nasoni. Had We mort intultloti, Mrifluieiu, ourknowlodge wouldbe Abre nllfcl r it would be more useful for the growth and Da Silva, alias Rullo, also in custody, ate sup- >osod to be chiefs in tho affair. Emperor exhib- ted much solicitude for the wounded, and has distributed doooratlons among the numerous soldiers who recolved injuries. Developments by tho police of Birmingham, England, show that Piorro and Orsini had laid thoir plans whilo residing in that town. The Paris corns- ondent of tho London Advertiser says that a fprmal omand has been preferred upon the British government for tho expulsion of Victor Hugo, Maiiinl, U>- dru Rollln and Louis Blanc from tho British territory. t is stated that ludio, tho youngest o f tho talian prisoners, has revealed everything connected with tho plot to assassinate tho Emperor. trial will take placo about tho 10th o f February. correspondent of the London Herald says that on tho 21st, twenty-two persons were arrested in tho gardens o f tho Tuillorics, cach with a loaded revolver in his pocket. opening of tho Legislature took placo on tho 18th ult., and tho emperor delivered a comparatively lengthy speceh ou tho occasion. Spain. Espana, a semi-offioial authority, says that Spain has definitely rcbolved to tako part in the projected expedition against Cochin China, and that she will employ in it 1400 infantry and a battery of artillery from tho garrison of tho hillipino slands. t a ly. Accounts had reached Paris o f tho landing o f two hundred Mazrinlons at Ancona, and of their attempt to surprise the Austrian garrison. M an y were killed, and others made prisoners. AVsTnu. A very acrimonious correspondence s said to havo taken place between tho French arid Austrian governments on the navigation of tho Danube. T u r r e t. - Porte is about to concentrate tho troops on tho Danube, on account of the agitation whioh tho projeot for emancipating tho serfs causes among the Christians of Turkey. 1 W est ndies. first batoh of African immigrants, under tho now contract mado by tho French government, arrived at Martinique recently. Symptoms of discontent had been manifested among the Africans on tho island, and an attempt at flight to St._Lueia had been discovered on ono o f tho estates. Jjuss JHarto. FUN AND FACT.!rO SU B S C R B E R S. As wo approach tho end o f the second volume o f the Banner, we take this oppprt unity to allude to our terms o f subscription. 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B U T T E R F L E S n remarking upon this most wonderful winter, for which tho poor aro so grateful, and no ono is disposed to enter complaint," the Providence Journal chronicles a little inoidunt in the following pretty style: 11A butterfly emerged from his chrysalis, at the Marine Hospital, yesterday, and sbemed greatly sur. prised thatno better preparation had boen mode for him, in tho way of leaves aud flowers. His beautiful wings of green and gold wero folded in disgust,, and ho seemed inclined to go back and wait till tho fields and gardens correspond better with tho temperature, t b tho way with a great many other butterflies ; they get on their cloaks o f velvet and gold, expand them to tho utmost limit, and oome out in tho first glint o f tho sun, expecting to find perpetual Bum mcr. How many aro nipped with tho chilling frosts, just as theso poor fluttcrcrs dcscribod by tho Journal were touohed. There aro plenty, too, who calculate to find every luxury already prfcparcd for them, as. they step forth upon tho earth; tho " leaves and flowers must bo there, or tljoy pine, and grumble, and fret their lives away. Then there aro a goodly numbot of butterflies who foel disposed to draw back, to retire altogether from human affairs/unless they find everything to tholr mind. They caloulato that tho great aim of life is to got along with as littlo trouble as possible, and as )ittle gbor likewise; and therefore if no preparation has becn mado for their august arrival oh this sublunary-sphere, they are ready to fold their wings iii disgust in d fly away to sunnier climes, t la a good thing for thcbo exquisites to get the p^wdelfshaiceii from their wings, oven f thoy have to batch s<sme llttlo rough rubbing lit tho process, twm not dft to b e too nioe. Some mistakenly; The arrival o f the steamer Arabia from Liverpool at New York on tbe 7th inst., puts us in possession of ono week s later foreign nows. ndia. Telegraphio advicea rcachcd London on tho 122d,on the arrival of the Calcutta mail at Alexandria, with dates to tho 24th o f December, and from Bombay to the 29th of Dooember. There is no further intelligence from Outlc. The Furnababad rebels had been completely defeated and disporsed after two engagements. Their guns were all captured. Communication by pest bctwoen Bombay and Calcutta had boen established. The government despatch reports the defeat of the insurgents at two other points by a small foroe in Delhi Uuder Col. Bcpatan. China. Passengers from Hong Kong report that the Russian Admiral J>*dootae from the North and offered his services as modiator between England and China, which offer was declined, but a similar ona from the American Commissioner was aoocptcd. The Paris correspondent of the-london Times says: t is asserted that tho British and French governments havo decided that in.case tho capture of Canton shall not induco the Emperor to accept the terms offered to him, tho allied troops are to march to Pekin, and in that case tho Emperor of tho French wiil supply additional troops." Dates from long Kong to the 15th of December had beon received per telegraph. sland of Donat), opposite Canton, was oocupicd by tho English and French troops, without resistance. The French Admiral had proclaimed tho blockade of Canton river on the part of Prance. Lord Elgin s ultimatum had been sent in, and the Chinese were allowed ten days to accept or reject it. G reat Britain. festivities in honor o f tho approaching nuptials of the Prinocss Royal, were tho dominant topic in England. A great array of distinguished visitors from the continent, including the King of Belgium and numerous Prussian Princes, &c., wero tbo guests of the British Court. State balls, concerts and banquets at Buckingham Palace, and festival performances at Her Majesty s Theatre, j followed eaoh other in rapid succession. The Duke of Devonshire died suddenly on tho 18th o f January, of paralysis. Lady Boothby, formerly Mrs. Nesbit, a distinguish- ed actress, had also died after a brief illness. Court o f Directors of tho East ndia Company havo drawn up a lengthy petition to Parliament against the transfer o f tho Government o f ndia to the British Crown. Mr. Franois Lonsada has been appointed British Consul at Boston. dignity of a Baronet had been conferred upon... * al s) jssf SEE SEVENTH PAGE. Sam uel B a r ry & Co., 83G Raco street, and nt tho southwest corner o f Fourth and Chestnut Btreet, Philadelphia, keep for salo a largo assortment of tho various spiritual books and papers published in tho United States, inoluding of course tho Banner of Light,1 the sales o f which aro constantly on tho increase. Spread tho Light, friends, as thoroughly as possible. P o s itiv e ly, N o! editor of tho Sacramento Union, who is grievously exorcised about tho Eastern money crisis," recently attended a spiritual circle, and summoning Gen. Jackson s spirit, inquired if, under tho circumstances, it would be safe to suggest, in his paper, a revival o f tho United States Bank? old hero becamo furious; jerked a leg off the table, and replied: 11N o! by tho Eternal! Stick to your wagon road " A curb-stono broker, who resides in. the vicinity of Boston, and who has n t been known to comb bis tushy head for several years, yesterday, in his hurry to get on tho cars, lost off his beaver, which unlueki.^. ly got crushed by the wheels. Digby, on hearing of the disaster, wished to know if any lives were lost. T ra d e betw een P o rtla n d, M e., an d th e W est. A quantity of owa flour, brought all tho way by land from tho Mississippi River a distance by rall- wayof 1284 miles has been received in Portland. t is delightful skating upon tho ponds in tho vicinity o f Boston at this timo, and many of our people are improving tho opportunity tho ladies especially. mas.winans, of Baltimore, M(L, has recovered a.olaim o f five million dollars against the Russian government, whioh makes his Bhnro o f tho proceeds, from freight and passenger travel over tho railroads of that country, reach tho sum of seventeen millions, drafts for which, on tho banks o f Europe, havo been brought on to him, says tho telegram. Doubted.- t is a common thing to ubuso lawyers, whether thoy deservo it or not; but a juryman gives it as his opinion that they are not to bo believed on any occasion, for, said he, several were on tho stand as witnesses, pro and con, on a certain caso recently in the Superior Court, and such palpably contradictory evidence he never listened to before. Digby replied that it was wrong to Bpeak ill of a lawyer without a caute. T h e B oston P rov id e n t A sso cia tio n. regular monthly meeting of thib association was held Thursday evening week, tho President, Hon. Robert C. Win- throp, in tho chair. From tho -reports presented it appeared that 2274 families wero assisted by tlio association during tho month of January, of which number 1784 wero foreign. wholo number of applications at the Central Office forthe month (not inoluding tho applicants for clothing at a separata room) was 086. Why is a muffin liko a chrysalis 1 Because it is a kind o f grub that makes the butter-fly. affray at tho national capitol on Saturday morning, botween Messrs. Grow and Kcitt, is con. dcmned by all parties throughout tho country. lends o f Mr. Kcitt, who wero in tho vicinity, say teat not knocked down by Mr. Grow, but was MEONAON. TREMONT TEMPLE. LECTU RES O N E L E C T R O P A T H Y n " ;,ho Founder and Tcacher o f Mental and Physical Eicctro mthy. will eom inenco a Courao o f Lcetun-a at tho Mclonaon, on W wlnomnv uvculng, Fob. 10th, nt 7 1*2 o clock, o ry lils now s y t ie m o f M ed ic a l K u tcn u cjxv, w hich is peculiarly his own. H n tm ectu re fri-o to all Dr. 1AiaE lias now tlio auvanlagi).uf Fifteen Years oxp rri- wondcrftil agent,.luring which Unis Ho ms reduced ts ubo to a full and coniiileto M-stctu. io hat a lio tauglit n all Lbo principal dilu a uf tlio 8ouili and W eit, both n public liutltutlutis and tu private clinics, and boars tlio highest rccummoiidatlons as to thu originality and correctness or his theory, and tlio auccess o f his practice By presenting tho truo relation, of Elocirlclly, n tho mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms, )r. PalKi, arrives at a now svsten i o f Menial and Physical hlu*o,liy, and tclen- llflcally explains m any or tho most m ytierlous phenomena connected with Human Exlstetico. H e also presents many now principles n rhysloloiry: new views or Patiiolooy, or tlio C.-iu«e» o f l>ih«im-«; a iicw s \ s - Uim or Diaokobih, o r ExamlnnUon or Diseases; and NEW MEANS F o lt CU ltlno.tkm, demonbtsthij; his wholo su bject by th o inost nstructive and Startling Experiments. For tho present, Ur. a io e s Professional Booms are at tho Am erican llolise, H anover street. Reception hour* from 0 A. M. to i 1. M. Fell. lo. T. W. H G G N 8 0 N ON T H E C A M B R D G E N V E S T G A T O N. T h o undersign oil s prei.arod to devote a small tmrtlon or lls tlmo Ui lecturing on Spiritualism." lls object s to present an mpartial aud careful statement or tho facts and argum ents on the sulijeet, as they now stand. with especial reference to tlio Cambridge nvestigations. Fur farther nformation as to lls morio or treating fhe subject, he would refer to thneo who havo hoard lls reivnl lecture* lu Portland, Portsmouth, Momrral, and elhewlu-re. JanL 3 s4w T. W. H iu oixbo.n, Worcester. N S U R A N C E. T lio re a d e rs o r th o ln n n e r d r L ig h t, w h o wish for n sn ra n c o o n,iit., u r a g a in st loss by F in n, a re lnvltc.1 to a p p ly to M. M ini Dean,.No. TO S late street, Hoitun, Mn««., w ho elleoti ns u ra n c e lu tho b est S tock a n d M u tu a l C o m p an ies, n t e m ilm - b le rate s. t f U t.c- j. R O O M S F O R M EDU M S. T o let, n t No. 0 W a rre n H iiuure, tw o p arlo rs, fu rn is h e d it M r h a n d s o m e style. W ill lie leased sin g ly o r to g e th e r. Also u n ufllcc on th u first Hoor, s u ita b le Tor a h e a lin g m ed iu m, n m l eovoml chfttnimta. t f r... t.i Jan. 10. TO C O R R E S P O N D E N T S.. C. B E. a h it o n. T lio c o m m u n ic a tio n y o u re re r to w a s co rrect, as w c h a v e s in c e a s c e rta in e d. the son of Gen. Havelock, and his (the General s) widow had been officially declared entitled to all tho honor sho would have enjoyed had her husband survived. The statistics of employment at M&nohestcr and the manufacturing districts generally, show a continued improvement in the operations o f tho various mills, &o. Mr. Trousdal, tbo American Minister at Rio Ja: iro, had arrived in England. Heavy gales had prevailed around the ooast, and sundry marino disasters are reported, but no American vessels figure in the list The London Gazette of tho 22d promotes General nglis, Capt. Pool, Col. Grant and other ndian heroes to bo Knights and Companions of the Bath. Franob. The attempted assassination, o f the Emperor had been tho all-engrossing subject of the week. On the day following tho ovcnt, addresses wero made to tho Emperor by tho Kepresentativea of the Corps Diplomatique, o f tho Senate, tho Legislative body, the Counoil of ^tato, &o., congratulating him and tho Empress on their escape. Emperor, in reply to tho great bodies of the State, expressed his firm con fidence and rclianoo in their support and devotion. The French journals had joined in tho ory for tho expulsion o f tho conspirators from Europo; nnd tho Paris correspondent of tho Times says it was positively stated that a communication had been mado by tho French minister in ^ndon.tq^ tho English ^ ^ ho ig ttl for.bdding, government, demanding tuo expulsion from England - o f flvo political refugees ono or two talians, and tho rest French. cflect of the exploaion o f tho threo projectiles, proved on investigation to be far more disastrous than was at first supposed. The number of persons moro or less wounded, fell little if any,short of CO, and six had died of their wounds. projectiles employed were o f the most formidable kind, and it ia said that not lesfe th&ntwenty-onfl o f them were meant to bo used. Five minutes previous wrcnohed from his hold on the latter by Sir. Reuben Davis, who interfered as a,peace maker, oind further, - that as Mr. Kcitt premeditated no disturbauoo with Mr. Grow, ho tho moro soriously regrets its occur, rcnco. Wo shall sec. Thero was adestructive fire at Newport on Sunday night last. Damage principally covered by insurance. When Sheridan was dying, ha was requested to undergo an operation. Ho replied that ho had al- ready submitted to two, which Urcre enough for ono man s lifetime. Being asked what thejr were, bo replied, Having my hair out, and sitting for my pioture. Why is an auctioneer liko an ugly countcnancc? jpomibfy fc ^ ^ & a lifliit f i t iii good forsuch to g«t ft ihook from tlui naghirorld around them, now ud to the explosion an talian named Pierre, who was BlledfromJ?! ico in 1852, was reoognlzed by the police, and arrestea. lie was armed irith a six-barrelled revolver bid a dagger, and waa thb. bearer of a bomb similar to those exploded. Couit Orsini, who iras arx^yudvthls lodgings, uponinfottiation riven by hls servant, and he confessed he threw one or the bomtw. These parties and tiro other* named Gome* iippolyte Lucas, a scririua writer, in whom criti* oism finds no causo of attack but a long nose, was playing ohess with Louis Desnoycrs, at a momont when ho was Bufforing from a cold in his head. **Blow your noso, my dear follow, said Desnoycrs with considerable good humor, as ho saw him losing. "Blow it yourself, said Lucas j " i t s nearer you than mo. Removal, Drs. Brown, dentists, have taken commodious apartments in Ballou s Building, WlnUr street, and have issued cards with a list of thelt prices. 1F«know that they operate in the best manner for reasonable charges. Spoolmens o f a now style of work may be seen at their offloe. S P R T U A L S T S M E E T N G S. Misi t. Axr.nr will speak at North Brldguwater un Thursday ovoning, February 11th, and at Cambrldgeport on Sunday, February 14th, afternoon and evening. A weekly t o n foren co o r Bplrituallsts will lie held at Bpirit- uallsu* Hall, No. 14 Uromflcld street, evory Thursday evening during the winter. Tlie public are luvilcd to attend. Bm m raiists M e e h n o! will-be held every Sumlay afternoon, at No. 14 UroinHold Street. Speaker, tev, 1). P. Goddard. Admission free. A C irclx for Medium Development nnd Spiritual Manifestations will bo helil every Sunday m orning and evening, at No. ( 14 Uromflcld Street. Admission &cents. j The Lauieb A ssocia tion i s a id or t h e roon entitled tlio Harmonist Hand or Love ami C harity," will.hold weekly incctlugb n tho Spiritualists Heading loom, No. 14 Drum- field street, every Frida} afternoon, at 3 oclock. All nterested n this benevolent w ork aro nvited to attend. * CiiiBixBTOwH. M eetings in Evening -Htnr H all,-n o. 09 Main street, every Sunday murnlng, afternoon nnd evening. The mornings will be occupied by circles, tlio afternoons de- volwl to the free dlbcumluu or questions pertaining tu Spirit- unllsm, and the evenings to speaking by Loring Moody. Hours or meeting, lu A. M. nnd and 7 oclock, *, il. M eetixos in CnELREA, on Sundays, m om ing nnd evening, at Q cll.li alu WlnnlBimmot street. 1). F. G o d d a m, regular speaker. Seats free. CAMnniDCEronT. M eetings at W ashington n ail Main street, every Sunday afternoon aud evening, at 3. iinil T. o clock...., Quixct. Spiritualists m eetings nre held in Mariposa Hall every Bunday morning nnd afternoon. Saleh. Meetings aro held in Crecincrs lall, E*eex street, Bunday afternoon and evening. Circle in tho incrulng. Meetings nt Lyceum lall every Bunday afternoon and evcnlug, at and 7 oclock. best Lecturers and Trance-speakcra engaged. Bev.T. W. H iouikbo.v will occupy the desk at the Lyceum lall n Baleh) next Sum liy, (14th.) Subject n tho afternoon: tntlonalo o f Spiritualism. Evening: Spiritualism and tho Cambridge Professors. L S T O F M EDU M S. Undcr this head wo shall bo pleased to notico thoio persons w ho dcvoto tbeir tim e to the dissemination o l the truths orbplrltualliin n ts various departments. Miss Barah A. Magoun, Tranco-spenklng Medium, w ill answer calls to speak on tlio Sabbath, and at any other timo tho friends may w ish.. Address her a t Nq. 7 N orth Fourth street. East Cambridge, Mass. t f la n 23 Miss toia T. A dtnr,.12 Allen street, Boston, Trance Speakin g Medium, will answer calls for speaking o n tlin Sabbath and at nny other Umo tho friends m ay desire. Address her a t No. 32 Allen street, BobUju. Bho w ill also attcbd funerals. Mbs. Beak, Test, Happing, W riting and T ran co Medium, Booms No. 3U3 W ashington street, u p tu lra, opposite lla y - wanl Place. H ours from 0 to 1, and from 9 to 7. Mrs. B. Nioiitixoale, C lairvoyant Healing M edium, will re- eelvo callers a l hor residence n W est Baudolpli, on Tliurc- d aysand Fridays o f each w eek. T o m s, for Exnmluatlou, SO cts. Bitting for tests ono dollar per hour. 3m Jan 10. J, V. M AXsnu.D, Bostou, ausw ors sealed luttcrs. Bee advertisement. A. 0. Stiles, ndepen dent Clairvoyant. Bco ndrcrtlicm cnt. Mrs. W. lt. at d e x, H apping, Writing,-and Test M edium. Bee advertisement. Ch a iil h. CnowELt, Tranoe-speaklng and Healing Mo dium, w ill respond to calls for a lecturer n tbo New England States. Address Cainbrldgeport, Mass. Mas. J. 8. M illeb, Tranco and Normal lecturer, clairvoyant, and writing medium, Now Haven, Conn. H. H. H a stix o s, Now Haven, CU 1. N. B a llard, Loelurcr and Healing Medium, Burlington, Vu. L. K. C o o x le t, Tranco Speaker, m ay be juldcossed at this ofllce. s W m. R. Joceltjt, Tranco Speaking and Hooting Medium, Philadelphia, Pa. 1L B. B ro bee, TraBoo Bpcak ng Medium. Address Now Haven, Conn.... Joiix. Cdbbieb, Tran ce Speaking ana Healing-Medium, No 87 Jackson street, LawrcnM, Mass. t. 0. A llex, Bridgowaten Mo*s. 0.. FoirUtt, Rapping, W riting and Healing Test Medium, No. * Turpor street. Salon, Mass. Obbis Btakxs, Cl^y, New Vorlc.,, O eoeoe M. i«e, Tranco Speaking and Healing Medium, Wllllamsvlllo, Killjngly, Conn. N. U. CHracfllfcl, Brandon, VU

6 6 BANNER OF LGHT. N - ~ »-» L-^-r r 1" MBS. HENDEBBON B LECTURE. For the closing lecture o f hbr engagement in Doe- ton, M n. Henderson took for her topio, the H Language o f the Soul." Language ts the expression o f thought The mind on earth uses ofteneat the mediumship o f words, or outward language. Thfl Father has given you power to uao and adapt i t Dut this is not all. soul speaks truer through the smiling face, or tho grasp of tho friendly hand. There is a volume within the human soul that outward languago cannot giro expression to. t comes in the gentle cmbrnco of the child, and. the unspoken blessings of the needy one you hnto befriended ugh tho lips move not, tho countenance is all expressive. The human soul leans upon its kindred, as the iry clings to the tree. As man goes to tlie fallen brother and lifts him from the gutter leads tho degraded sister from her slmme and bids lier go and sin no more, your hear less of outward languago than tho impulse o f tlie noblo soul vrhich tolls us thero is al- ways truth in nmn and love in woman., n the assembly of a fashionable party, how muoh soul-language do you fiud? Their greetings arc cold, conventional mockerics. n the daily routine of tho Trorlding s life, this soul language may bo looked for in vain, on the surface; it lies deep hidden within. Custom forbids tlmt it should dwell on tho outside it would havo man proud, lofty and dignified, nnd man bows obedience to its behests. Away with such a tyrant. We aro told that upon lovo to God and man hang all the i&w-and tho prophets. Then why not let man go forth, doing good to nil and not cramp and coo-, fine his pow ers?.lovo is tho noblest language o f tho soul. t is not written in books, nor spoken in words, but written in great deeds dcedb of benevo- lenco nnd charity, which spring out from tho puro soul as flowers spring from the fruitful soil, to cheer and mako pleasant tbo. path of thoso who will comc after. n heaven they neither mnrry nor aro given in marriage. All are united in one holy wedlock of wisdom and love. Self lovo gives plnee to an universal one, uniting all with ono gulden chain, whose links remain unbroken. n that harmonious sphere do not exist tho discordant systems of earth, but all shall have their rights; and man will unite with the purity of the little child the intellect of a god. How much the human soul longs fur sympathy, yet how seldom is it found! Whero is ono in his proper sphere? Yet it exists, though he finds it n ot; but in the hereafter each will be transplanted to congenial ground. ideal of earth becomes real in heaven. How dismal it is to bo in tho world surrounded by millions of God s creatures, if no ono knows you and none caro for you. >Let all cultivate this language of the soul. Mako a noble use o f your faculties, and the world shall bo made better by your efforts. The medium then improvised a brief poem, of which wo give the dosing verse. When tlio world looks dark and dreary. And your heart s full uf pain, Angel kind# are never weary Tlioy will bring you pcaco again. The following questions wore then asked by the audience and answered through the medium: Q. And tho vail of the temple was rent in twain from top to bottom. What was this, and why was it done? A. We cannot say what tho vail was composed of. An ignoble deed was committee, whon Christ died, before the multitude; and the vail was rent by tho powers above a physical manifestation, showing they were not in sympathy with tho deed committed. Q. t is Bajd Christ went and.preached to tho spirits in prison. Will you give us your idea of tho passage? A. All men aro prisoners, when confined by certain laws and doctrines of faith. Who is freo from sotne tyrant who has not gained power over him? Who does live up to the puro faculties of his naturo? Q. For God spared not tho angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of.darkness, to bo reserved unto judgment." Will you explain this passage? A. Heaven is called a placo of purity. What is there, then, that can ro tempt angels to sin, that Godwill cost them out? Men are called angels, after, thoy dio. judgment Beat o f God is in the human soul thero is hell, also. Q. Do thoso in tho spirit world havo a knowledge o f tho afflictions of thoir friends on the earth? f bo, how are they affccted by it? ^ A. Spirits aro all attracted - to their plane on earth. W ith tho splrit-faculties, they como back, and weep with thoso who weep, and rcjoice-with thoso who rcjoice. Q. Whnt did tho Saviour moan when ho said, i You must bo born again o f tho Bpirit? A. All men must bc born again; not that they are to go again through tho gradations o f physical organization, but must pass through a spiritual birth. Q. Do not tho Scriptures teach that God is distinct in b personal existence from naturo? We read (Gen. 4 ch. S v.j that Cain wont out from lls presence, and (11 oh. 5.) that tho Lord came down to see tho city o f Babel, and also tho Tower, and that Jaofb wrestled with Him, and Moses saw His back parts and conversed with Him, and no is generally epoken o f as having a mouth, eyes, arms, hands, foot, heart, and passions such as grief, gladness,.lovo Tengeanoe, repenting, i o. s what the Dible teaches on this subject truel A. Evory mau must cxcrciso his own reasoni when ho goes back to tho Biblo; and i f t agrees with his reasoning powers, accept it. f not, ho must bo truo to himself, and roject it. Q. Will the band o f spirits givo a narrativo of the cxperionco o f ono o f their number, while loaving this world and entering splrit-llfo? J L We do not separate ourselves, or ndividunlizo ourselves. ugh wo oach possess our ndividuality, yet we are united as ono in our influence here. But at your request, wo will relate the experience ^>f ono o f our number v The sickness was long. Consumption was the victor. Gradually tho form yielded. There was but littlo pain. t was a gradual dissolution. When r<tha " messenger camo, he yielded beautifully and calmly. There was no real sorrow, exeept to see that of the mourners. They were around the bed, raride hls body, whflehis spirit nap over them. Hie w m astonished. Was this death? HesOaredaway, borne byhlsinany ttttteogen." He walked, the b ik lows. He went on a voyage o f dlsoovery. n ih e.. : v - -.Jl V * is here. Q. We read that after Cain killed Abel he fled to the land of Nod, and took unto himself a wife. We would liko to know who this lady was, and f sho was in any way related to Mr. Cain? A. The literal idea of tho Biblo, concerning tho creation1pf roan on the earth, we do not accept We do not believe that tho mother o f the human raoe was made of a jib from tho side of Adam. Under tbo law of tho gradual development o f man from tbo lower arrimals^wc had not ono man, but nations; thus wo seo how Cain got his wife. Q. Why was the murder o f Christ by tho Jews a greater murder than that of any other great reformer? A. f we allow that greater crime has existed, that there have been greater murderers o f reformers, yet Christ was a greater medium than ever lived, was nearer to God, and so the crime was not committed against him alone. \ Q. Aro all tho propficcictor tho Biblo but tho opinions of men.? f so, how is it that you say that the prophets were but spiritual mediums? f not, what portions of the Biblo aro revelations? A. Has thero ever been a time when truth and error wero not mixed? Wo do not say that.all tho prophecies of tho Biblo woro tho opinions of. Man must judge for himself. Spirits should not bo cxpectcd toknow all truth. Again, tho channels of communication aro imperfect, and tho ema- uations must bo so accordingly. n answering theso questions, wo aro often obliged to repeat. Wo teaoh man according to his-desires. Naturo is the great receptacle of truth. Go to her. There is happiness in store for you, and nono noed go on in tho work dissatisfied. Turn to the open book within your own boul Yonr deas on earth become realities in heaven, ne waa entranced with thoir loveliness.- He loved his friends on earth. Ho thought to help thom -and he Cgmsyoitbmt. P E R S E C U T O N. F e l t o x t i l l e, Feb. 1,1858. Mn. E d ito r There BcemB to be an inborn propensity iu the human mind to resist anything.new, which comes in contact with the established customs of the ago. With tho usual order of every day, events are looked upon with suspicion, and too often rejected with contempts. Lot a new discovery in scicnce, a new truth in things pertaining to spiritual welfare, be thrown out to strugglo for existenco, and straightway all thp powers of prejudice and bigotry are summoned forth to battlo against tho new her. esy, whilo tho audacious individual who darcb to step from the rusty traces of past, generations, is denounced without mercy. Ho is either thought n knave, or fool, or bigot, plotting crim o; who, for tho advancement of his kind, is wiser than his time. Martin Luther defied tho powers of Popery, and preferred to think for himself, exposing tho selling of indulgences by tho church of his day, and was excommunicated therefor. But that veiy act was a step towards the religious liberty wo enjoy. Yet his followers, in their turn, resisted new dogmas, as heretical, and were just as much inclined to use forco, to compel obedience. -When our forefathers floi from kindred and friends, a id dared the inolcment Atlantio wave, that they might worship Qod as conscience dictated, they were actuated by high and holy purposes, and no doubt thought themselvcs-pcrfectly justified in their treatment o f the poor Quakers, who could not bow at the samo altar with themselves. A s age after age rolls on, we find tho samo spirit exerting itself, shorn of none of its malignity, but rendered com. ptirativcly harmless, from tlie division o f sects. t is, howover, over ready to break forth ras occasion offers, even though in tho slight forms of burning convents, and know-nothing societies, formed for tho purposo of proscribing thoso o f a different religious faith. n tho scientific world, too, tho same.disposition has battled against everything outside tho well-beaten circle so long traveled, and tho same weapons have been used to intimidate thoso disposed to go astray. When llcrvey sent his discovery o f tho 11circulation of tho blood" afloat upon the sea of human thought, to find a resting place in kindred minds, it w as scouted as false dootrine, and not a physician over forty years o f age oould bo found to believo it. Jenner was counted a fool, or madman, or perhaps a littlo of both, when ho proposed vaccination as a preventativo of diseaso. Mesmerism struggled hard and long ngainst the "conservative elements that keep society in check," and not until forced to bo^ lievo it by tho evidcnco they could not gainsay, or doubt, would mankind regard tho discoverer as hardly sano..: And now, last of all, comcb a still moro terrible delusion. Spiritualism has agitated a slumbering world as nought clsocver did, presenting claims for n advance of all others, for it professes to lift tho dark veil that hides the futuro from our longing gate, and to reveal what wo have always been taught belonged to God alone to know. ThlB is receiving its full share o f abuse with interest, yet is progressing onward surely and firmly, destined to bo one of the most glorious trutfis ever sent to bless a sinful world. But will this, like all those gono before, as it gath. crs strength and favor, grow arrogant and arbl. trary, persecuting anything that in the light of heavenly wisdom may be revealed? That now lies hidden-beyond mortal ken, to bo made known only as tho race, in its onward progress, are prepared for it this, time only will decide; in tho meantime lot us examine all its claims, and as we find them truo, proclaim them as worthy of tho most earnest investigations. H. [To this last inquiry of our friond, wo answer, no. f.spiritualism teaohes anything, it is that each man is entitled to be his own judgo of what is truth. That he is obliged to bow down to no idol raised by any other than his own oonvictlon of righ t t is in vain that persons undertake to foist thoir own ppini- ons upon spiritualists as law and gospel, for each feels himself a God. Freedom o f thought and speech is he very foundation o f Spiritualism not freedom to promulgate any particular creed, as against another ctecd, but liberty to worship at any altar whioh answers tho requirements o f the soul. Besides, t does not teach that man oan over stop in hia oom prehension o f God, or that the nfinite oan ever ex hausthis knowledge n any revelation He makes to man. On the contrary, it teaohes us to look fbr higher and Utter revealmenta everyday ire live. All BPBTTTAXSM UT NEW BUBYPOBT. N e w b c b t p o b t, Jan. 30,1858. Mb. Enrna Havin^eoclTcd your truly interesting paper each week since1, its first issue, the contents o f Whioh have perused with the deepest interest, the thought ooourred to me that a cheering word from the good old elty bf Newburyport might not be amiss. think the Banner of Light, as it really is by name and nature, s winning the applause of all those who carefully peruse it with a mind freo from prejudice. believe it will prove an effectual instrument in directing many intelligent minds to the glorious truths o f Spiritualism, leading all suoh to seek a farther nvestigation of the subjeot j and candidly think if all those who so gladly weloome it at their fireside eaoh succeeding week, would but seek to inoulcate more o f its beautiful lessons of truth, and humanity, the world would b o benefited, and your efforts crowned with success. We have in our city a number of Spiritualists, who dare to pnblioly avow their belief, and many more who have not Uie courage to endure the taunts and jeers of the would-be wise ones, so they, iort of husband their hopes, and are waiting for a more favorable day to deolare thoir faith. The Spiritualists here labor under many difficulties, being few n number, and not possessing an abundance o f this world s goods, yet rich in virtue and integrity, generally conceived tobe persons not wanting in intelligence and mental culture. will particular!ie one obstacle which has a tendency to disoourage them in the efforts which they have made from time to time, for the promulgation o f spiritual truths,.which is their inability to secure publio mediums, on account of their exorbitant oharges. And here permit mo to ask one quostion: Why is it that those who havo so freely received, should in so secular a manner impart? Methinks it savors a little of inconsistency for mediums to oensure.(as they are often wont to do,) Theologians of the present day, for that spirit of avarice which they display, when the same mcdiumsi if tried before the tribunal of justioe, would be found guilty in (he samo degree, and who are not, on the whole,-so excuseable, from the very fact that it has not cost them; years o f toil and mental taxation, to say nothing of the expenditure to wliioh the teaohers of the old theology have been subjeot; it is not unfrequent to hear mediums boast, as we did a few weeks since, that they realized from $700 to $1,000 per year. And again, there are instances when they havo not dealt justly, after having made an agreement to lecture for a stated amoun^ exacted more at the closo of the services, althouglrsaid services did exceed the guaranty, thereby taxing tho friends to the extreme. think, Air. Editor, that the attention of mediums should -bo called to this subject, for do not believe theso truths were intended for speculation, notwithstanding the laborer is worthy of his hire, and admit that all should be duly recompensed. Obsebveb. Wo regret that there should bo any cause for complaint o f mediums, suoh as our correspondent mentions. t is a hard question to disouss, and the only remedy is for the friends to refuse to Bustain any medium who thoy havo reason to believo makes a speculation of his powers. Still, mediums traveling expenses are high, and they should jrtwaysbe placed above Want, in order to betproper instruments n the hands of spirits. An omtflrrassed mind is & poor channel for oommunloatlonyridi the spirit world. the first and last, tod mil that m b) W* 4Wn # them.] i-.-n /.o;v;i i, u ;{ > x t y j. v. s> * *( i V.-i. - V f f : -, " i!/> v >» LBTTEB FBOM MCHGAN. W hitk Pioeox, Micinom, \ January 2Q, / Mr. Ewtob beautiful unfolding of your beautiful Banner of Light is a source o f great joy to me, for find within its luminous folds much to cheer me, muoh to guido and bless me, and very much to satisfy tho wants of my spiritual nature. Spiritualism, until recently, made but little progress in this beautiful, yet benighted section. priests had it all their own w ay; and thundered their anathemas, and preached, their benumbing dogmas, without opposition. The advent of a few Spiritualists among them,.of whom Mrs. R. Hawkins was one, set them going again. But notwithstanding this, the people flocked to see her, and reccivod many convincing tests. Theso were proclaimed far and wide, and, as a consequenoe, Spiritualism became the great topio of discussion. About this time, Ex- Rev. J. M. Peebles, o f Battle Greek, delivered a leo- turo here on this all-absorbing theme. He was greeted with a very good house, and promised to visit us again. Uo did so, and a crowded houso listened to his g lo w id g eloqucnco in defence of the dootrine of Spiritual ntercourse. Ono o f our clergymen had preached some threo or four times in opposition, but ho broke down at last, confessing that he. was in a fog; that ho could not compfchend it, though previously ho had made tho astounding discovery that it was the action of mind upon.mind in tho flesh. Next week wo are to have Mr. Peebles here again, and if tho weather is fine, the house, large as it is, will not hold tho numbcta desiring to hear him. will writo again. Yours, in the faith, J. L. Haokstait. have lectured in the following p la oesw a terfbrd ten times, Hudson twice, UUpa twice, Syracuse four, and this plaoe twioe. leoturoher? again next Bab- bath afternoon and evening. The audlenoes are generally good, but the oollections to defray expenses are small, bccause thoso who are most interested have not the pecuniary means. This is the plaoe whero Mrs. Cora L. V. Hatch firtt beoame the channel fur angel eloquence; and she is deeply loved here. This, too, is the plaoe Where your Brother Editor, T. G- Forster,- met with such signal sucoess. Thero are warm hearts here, that cling round the chosen messengers of heaven s oelestial truths. Buffalo ia a beautiful plaoe, streets wide and clean. Sinco left your placo, havo been going into a new development of medium power. t is tho reading o f character, by colors. t becomes very interest ing to mo to oloso my eyelids, and, by the asslstanoe o f ono who was an talian Monk-ariitf, the emanations o f oach individual are- subject to tho rayb of light, like tho prism, by which reflection, on tho inner Bight with a splri langpgge, being taught me by that artist, know almost always just what kind o f a c)iaraotor am associating with. The Btinner o f Light is quite a favorito here. Yours truly, L. K. Coonlbt. SECOND - VSON. C h a r le s t o w n, Jan., Mb. Editob A few evenings since listened to a lecture by E. P. Whipple, Esq., before - the Literary Association of Somerville. The subjeot was -Joam or A ro.. think it one of his happiest efforts. There was a clearness and beauty o f delineation, a richness and fervor of eloquence which riveted tho attention of tho entire audience. The happy manner o f tho orator made her live, and breatho, and havo a being thero, not much less among those not styled clairvoyant than to tho clairvoyant. Wo saw her in the fullness o f her form a little back-of tho speaker, with her crucifix, occasionally lifting her oyes and motioning her lips as if talking with spirits higher up. Her pres- sence added force and beauty to the speaker s conception. attributed the vision to the influence of his eloqucnco on my fanoy. Yet involuntarily asked i f oould bo deceived, and was answered not; and was assured by hor i f would commit tho fact to paper sho wonld appear before me. Such was the case. The thought of the speaker, his study of the subject, stirred that ocean of thought in that piano of which sho belonged. Or, perhaps, by the speaker s study, he became negative to her angelio spirit; his genius raying out, drawing from her living lips the fervor through the organism ofhis brain, that bundle of telegraphio wires in every human being, with moro or less powerful magnets, according to man s moral and intellectual power. Spirits Bay that thoy are thus telegraphed to an interview ; and from our own experienoo we cannot doubt the fact; that is, spirits on the, same plane. f we go to a medium lower than ourself in the moral and intellectual scale for light, our answers can bo nono othor than advice from ignorant living men. Or if we seek thoso far above and beyond us, with whom there is no affinity, our oalls will be ini vain. True, thero may be spirits answering to those,great names, who perhaps think they are great, as weak people in the form think themselves threwd. \ Again, we have yet to learn thnt our friends1become truly wise and pure on putting off the form. We think the abovo remark applicable to the acknowledged wise and good. Again, mediums often misapprehend oommunioations, the mode being imperfect and defective, which is one great source o f conflicting Statements of spirits. Add this to the foregoing, and it is wonderful that we have so muoh light and truth. C. Robbins. i. K. COONiBY A T THB WEBT. B u ffa lo, N. Y., Feb. 1,1858. Mb. Enrron intended tb havo written you beforo, but in traveling from plaoo to place, and being constantly ohanging salutations with those ever anxious to havo a sitting"; with the medium just arrivod, you must bo aware how dlffioult it may bo to writo. few hours oft Beoresy snatched from tho publio gaxo, is needed tdt resusoltatlon or oommunion with tho inner forces, to gain strength to meet the coming demancb Many think that tho publio mediumb " must have " a glorious time. Well, in tome respects, perhaps they do. They meet with kind friends almost every wtoife at least do for whioh thoy aro over thankfrd-rat least,am. 1 nm but a now medium" yet, cuad porohanoo may flnd things different by anfl-bye; but, thus far, have not met with a tingle public traveling medium, on whoflo family altar burnb the Holy insenso o f united love that strong nternal power whioh oan bid do- flanoo to the whirlwinds o f,passion, and send a thrill o f heavenly delight beneath ho raging storms o f busy life,- Why is it s o?^ Oannot.the human soul be reaohed, and attuned to angel-thought, without desolating first thefcolles^afs o f physical naturo? Come,ye moral phllosflphers.ftell us why, from timo s reoord o f. the human raoe, those channels through wwoh angel-truths have the earthly plane have all been stricken th taf.v T o n know 4t has $asmd to a tm>verb, t h M. 4 ^ tt o la r d loveth H echfstiseth.^..fv/ifesii&i AiM isinotd left U u n u h a a tttu w lutorn dvem bef,,!/v.!; Vi.,, - O S ffc M <! u, >> 1 1 SEEK AND Y E BHA.i FND. Touched by a thought o f truth divlno, Our hearts would rlto to Ood, our life ; Or, (feeling hero the free, nspiring glow of lovo, Would worship n nis presence now.. As tho intelligent mind surveys the free, yet united and harmonious aotion and combination of the forces o f nature, and sees them producing the heavens in all their exceeding Bplendor, and the earth with all its brillianey o f varied animal, vegetable, and inorganio phenomena, it stands ready to own tho wisdom, the judgment, and the munificence of tho producing cause. But none of these forms of lifo will respond to tho deep soul-yearnings of his lovo for companionship and affectional life, so he turns to his human kind, and asks for wisdom asks for the why and tho wherefore o f this whole realm o f nature, nnd the origin aud destiny o f human life, and thoy tell of the good of outward things, of tho enjoyments of lerne attractions, and the valuo of physical forces,.to enrich mein with palatial residences, fertile lands, and the fame of wealth and knowledgo. And now, pausing amid the resources of sense, the mind interrogates itself for somo sympathizing voice o f tho futuro to answer to the sentient vibrations of lifo whioh bum unquenched amid tho joys of the present tight life. Wearied and burdened in tho exercise of itp own capacitics, it asks for a sustaining oause, and for a certain endurance beyond tho labors o f this visible life. Thus having a vacuum, an un- supplied want, Naturo and tho Qod of his being will supply tho domand. From the interior depths of tho mind b heard a conviction which bids him seek and ho shall find. Thus prepared to hear tho heavenly voico, angelio whispers roach tho latent min.i and yielding to^ tho soul-stirririg impulso whioh moves that lifo which lies hidden from mortal sight, ho gains harmonious action with a now and. living world of intelligent agencies, apd his tongue gives utterance to thoughts from superior points of observation. o o D ubuque, owa. to MBB A M E D Y A T H HTGHA1. Messes. Editors Our citizens again responded an invitatipn to partako o f that bread whioh oometh down from heaven, and1is served out through this lady, as a tranco speaker, on Sunday evening last, by a houso filled to overflowing, with rospootablo, yea, moro, attentivo and interested listener. A full half hour before the appointed time, Lorlng Hall was filled as it was nover filled before, and vory many went away, unable to get n. : ;. The Rev. Mr. Clarke, o f South Hingham, com- monced tho servioes o f tlie eyenlng by reading a voiy appropriate Belootlon from tiie 17th ohapter o f S t Matthew, k n bw n asthe*1 transfiguration o f Christ," aftor which, a^d ihe singing bf a hynin by a select ohoir, Miss. A^ M.the tfbnth-plooe o f «dweller iq the spirit-land, d f f e ^ nj) to-ttio G odof tho spirits 6f all m i l *, Following J Ji.it Wd Srtsf; 4 J ir - r w en a for. ntroductory remarks, and a p rop o sa ls the audience to speak upon any sntyeot that might be namyjl Pj any individual present, or selected b y a committee chosen by the audience lor that purpose. A gentleman well known in this immediate,vicinity, proposed that the Conversion o f Paul" be made the subject for disoussion by the spirit, at that time. 8o the conversion o f the persecuting Pharisee, Saul, waa made the subjeot, and discussed in a plain, unhesitating mannor, the speaker pretending to not more than an opinion upon the matter, and gave it as suoh to the audienoo, to bo by them accepted or rejected.. So strongly did the ground taken commend itself, to reason, and so well did it harmoniio with the Sorip- turo record, that the hearer found it accepted o f the mind bofore he was hardly aware of i t At the dose o f the remarks on the subjeot discussed, an invitation was given to any one in thp audienoe that desired to ask any questions to do so, on that subject or any other relating to SpirituaUsm and mediums, but no one was disposed to avail him- Belf of the privilege. To conclude, &> poem of. oon* siderable,length, tho subject being proposod from the audience, was improvised, which was received with universal satisfaction, which delighted while it, amazed. Bingham Gazette. * A W F E TO H E B H O B B A N D., KO. TL M r Dear W. This channel o f oommunion is again opened to me, and gladly sail my little bark o f ihought upon its pleasant waters. Receive i t ; it is freighted with love; hope sits smiling at its bow, while faith and truth are trimming its sails; and it is ladon with the fruits and flowers o f our eternal clime. We come from tho port of peace, and we would cast nnchor in the very depths o f your heart that its deep waters o f feeling may be purified and strengthened with the strength and purity of eter-. nal truth and love. We are no strangers from a strange land, but your own kinsfolk and friends, oome to converse awhile upon tho things pertaining to everlasting life. And is not all life eternal? Everything born o f God must inherit His own eternal, never ending life. You, my dear W., aro now as muoh in the possession of eternal life as wo are; as much in a sphere of-usefulness and progression; and we would impress theso truths upon your mind with all their forco and beauty. The natural and the spiritual life have been too long divided by the partition walls o f the grave. Silence and sorrow have brooded there, till man has clustered there the regrets o f a lifetime, and murky fear has sealed the heart to the beautiful ministration o f change and decay. How could all this mibt be so effectually, so naturally, oloared from tho understanding, as for those who hold passed its solemn boundary to return with their song o f gladness, bringing cheering accounts o f tho land beyond? You hail your returned earthly, traveler with honor, givo ear to his report; your, faith and love go out responding to the tale he brings, though there is not half the identity, the realnett to the description that we can often give, even in this imperfect stago o f communion. You are in tho. natural stale, under the natural law. B t has not tho long begotten cloud o f error and superstition to pierce, which shrouds tu in mystery. He appeals to tho natural senses,while we, through the natural, must reach the understanding and the heart. There-, foro our progress is slow ; our work performed uuder.- many difficulties. But what then? Shall we faint if the shout Of-victory is long delayed? ugh we war with principalities and powers, our reward is > not with them ; our moving impulso is the progressing action o f our spiritual natures, which see a field of exercise, wherein they can benefit man, and perchance raiso a new anthem o f praise to tho Most High!- :, How can ffian so fully feel the presence o f his MSker, as when his spirit breathes in tho inspira-. tion of His love and care, as portrayed in His spiritual universe? God is a spirit; and the spirit only can adore and worship Him. natural senses may all becomo avenuet of tpiritual light, revealing tho perfection of. His handiwork, but not that1 frji/v itself. When tho taper o f spiritual- light is burning on the altar o f human affection, how the whole c ir *. cumference o f thought and being is illuminated with divino and holy love 1 The deep sympathies o f tho soul are alive and active; it. is no longer mine and thine, but the kingdom of God is around, above and beneath, and in His lovo wo livo, breathe and have our being. This is tho realization of our sp irit- ual experience; its sources and seoret springs were all hid in our natural life. As tho acorn, in its tiny form, contains the germ o f tho stately oak, so all joy and pu^ction is daguerreotyped upon cu r spirits, in their earthly sojourn, to be developed by education, circumstance and tho discipline of life. Thero is a mighty truth for man to receive A ll heaven is within him awaiting change and development to bring it into existence. He has been taught tolook upon himself as depraved, debarred by his very naturo from God and truth, nnd he has turned to depravity, saying, thou art m y portion f tilling the deep yearnings of tho soul, that, in the watohing hours of thought, called out unto -God he has stud unto corruption, thou art my brother. beauty, tho delight, the glory o f the universe have fallon ia siokening sadness upon the darkened vision o f his soul, mooking it With a joy in whioh ho could not partake. How many an anguished spirit has ox- claimed in its bitterticss, Oh.that wero a bird.thot might sing and -rejoico 1 Why was born thirsting after a righteousness to which can nover attain? church has oponed its arms, saying, hero is... peace; its altar is spread with bread and wine; b u t ; are its partakers bo satisfied that they thirst no > more? t was not the bread and wine the Saviout gave his disciples that satisfied them ; but ihetpirit ; of his pretence and power, that gave them comfort uid. pe&oe. - springs of-human feellng.lie too deep po bo reaohed by tho artificial forms of faith. ; :.; Wo know thero aro those whose Spiritual peroep- tions aro so alivo to spiritual influences, that, wheth*,* or within or without tho church, they see Ood in. everything; ovoiy changing breezo bears w ith,t. their own note o f harmonions praiso;ibht it W n o t so with the hungry multitude, and we would sit jritk 1 them again upon the grass and feed them with tho bread o f life. We say to hlm that is holy, be hply V still but to every ohe that thirsteth,:oo me yo to;. tho waters o f overlasting life. Come; and th^oiigh the rcsurrertlon o f /yow own; powers, ^ i Ooa, 1 above, wound, and beneath you, w a l ^ sf c M, f ^. M i :,M ( youl realixo/thlp h and «d v»tion, let oaos.d ^ h e to,u * tlio n y j t o i w6rujthati0tt;u t0!u a W «a ;tf:j* i^ ^ )W ^ ^ V - trnth tew \i *

7 >fir r; H E R : OF L ia iltf acter. Then shall yon be sustained by angels and ministering "spirits of truth, beooming lights to the darkened and lampa to the uowaiy, and time shall ripen foe you tbe fruits of eternity. This is no idle dream of fanoy no pioture of tho imagination that we portray, but th e^ a lity o f that life which is born o f God, and which mist-render unto Him its spirit. Would that we could use language powerful enough to fix this faot deep on the tablets of human thought We can only plant the seed our Father has given, watering it with tears and with prayers; the in. crease mubt come from bit own quickening epirit within. nto His hands wo oommit our work, humbly asking strength to do all His will, that wo may walk His courts with a pure heart blameless. Dear W.i oan you wonder with all this force of thought and knowledge beforo me, with a heart full of devout and holy lovo for you, that could almost rend the veil between, so that you may know and lovo all truth and righteousness, to become even in the earth sphere a ministering angel unto others? t is not enough that sco you striving to walk in the paths o f righteousness; bo a tavior of Ufe unto many. Thy pattern is bright beforo thee Ho went about doing good. Enlarge all thy faculties of benevolcnoe and usefulness; see in every Bufferer, a brother looking unto thee for help. great spiritual wants of the age aro daily opened to your view; you have eaten o f the bread of everlasting lifo givo unto thy neighbor. wants, doubts and cares o f tho spirit aromaking greater inroads upon pence and happiness, than even the great needs of a physical nature. Theso you can relieve without money and without price. Aye, feed again the five thousand, and your fragment-baskets B h all yet bo full Do ask too much? thoso who love much may require much. No.selfish or impure feeling is in my soul, in thus coming to yon. Before God can ask a blsssing upon its every thought t is that you may glorify Him in all your powers, may know Him; within yourself, and enjoy tho peace of His salvatibn. A littlo while and the oares, the perplexities will ocase tikannoy, for the spirit in the mortal frame will bo laid aside, that it may be bom into its spiritual existence. Then the acorn of truth will show forth its oak o f principle, and together we will sit undor its beautiful shade, thanking God for all the manifestations o f his power and love, and gather strength to go on and on in our mission of righteousness. i What though the false prophet como to thee with his report? thine own heart discerns the untruth- fulness thereof bo not dismayed be firm in truth and principle, and even tho deadly thing shall fall harmless from thee. Bleep thino own garments white and pure in tho law of tho Lamb, and though the impure aro around theo, thou shalt bo undefiled. Nay, shrink not thou hast a mission with such 1 Bpirits are thronging to earth, seeking Channels of ligh t; their earth life was cjioked and impeded with error and weeds, and through natural principlo and experience only can they redeem that portion o f their life to make it fit for spiritual culture They meet you as you seek our courts; some kind. angol points to you as one to givo them light They walk with you as you delineate prinoiple; as you in thought and aot aro pure, you purify them. They learn that there is a reality in truth, meekness and love; a new light breaks upon them, and they would know of the peace that possesses your soul. They return asking to be instructed inthe tcayt of righteous- nett. They were skeptical of all this on earth, and only through a mortal, subject to the same temptations os themselves, can they bo convinced. This is no new thing; but man is ablo now to understand more of tbe bountiful providence of God s laws. You will meet these regenerated brothers in tho spirit world, nnd as. tbe blessings of thoso ready to perish are given you, you will realiio moro than can describe, the good that is done by uprightness and firmness in principle and action. O h! the great ohain of being and action our God has woven around u s! we nro all links ouo with another each connected with all and all with God Be watchful, then; be near God in all thy thoughts and actions, and thou shalt lead many o f His children unto Him. His good angels will be ever near thee and have theo in keeping that thy feet fail not And what shall my spirit say for itself?.u knowest its deep lovo it aspirations of righteousness for thee thou feelest its throb of joy its dearest prayer is answered in thy performance of duty. Every self-sacrifice is a treasure on tho altar of our love every tear, overy prayer, a gathered pearl for tho crown of thy rejoicing would so fold theo in tbo love o f God our Father, that the earth be to thee a footstool of dut^, while all Heaven is radiant abovo theo with the peace of well-doing 1 And now, oh Father bless us all with Thy spirit of lovo. May the peace of Thy benediction rest upon us. May Thy ministering spirits of truth and purity be ever near, and may our hearts be open to twelve their messages of wisdom, that spirits and mortals ilmy know Thee and the peace of Thy law. Our Father, bless us, Tliy ohildren, seeking Theo; and to Thee bo tho praise and-glory, forever and ever. n His namo and in His love, dear W., farewell till wo meet again. Yours, " A. j[e tessenger. U ndor this head we shall publish lu ch com m unlctu oni u m ay b e given u i through tho m edlum thlp o f Mr*. J.. C ok abt, w h oio icrv lcoi are engaged exclusively tor tho Banner o f U g h t By the publication o f theae messages, w e hope to show that iplrita carry tho eharucterisucs o f their oarth lifo to that boyond, anil d o away w ith the erroneous notion that tljoy aro any thing but Fix it i beings, liable to err like ouiaelvos. o tje c t o f this D epartment s, as ta bead partially m. piles, tho conveyanoo o f messages from departed Bpirits to their friends and relatives on earth. O B S E R V A N C E O F TH E SA B B A T H. We were somewhat startled recently, in reading some of the Theologioal.writings of John Calvin to find that ho entertained suoh sentiments as are found in tho paragraph whioh wo quote below. After maintaining that tho Sabbath was moro than anything else a day for tho observance of the coremonies of tho Jews, he continues: But all that is oontained of a ceremonial nature, was, w thout doubt, nlwiished by the advent o f tho lo rd Christ For he stho Truth, at whose presence S F "? f lappcar: V " ^ e sight of whioh all the shadows are extinguished. He, Bav is thn true fulfillment o f the Sabbath. Having b i n buried with him by baptism, wo have been jplanted together bv the likeness ofh is death, that being partakers of -,f? 8urroot n> we may walk n the newness lfe- Therefore, the Apostle says in another plaoe, that«the Sabbath was a shadow of thinw to oom e; but the body is o f C hrist" That is, the real substance of the truth, whioh he has beautifully explained in that passage. This is oon- tapped, not in-one day, but in the whole course of out life, till, being wholly: dead to ourselves, we. be filled with the lifo of God. Christians, therefor^ ought to depart from all superstitious observance of days, nituutct of.the Ghriitm Religion. Book L Chapter V., 1 - -M. 1 T H E B O H T K N D 6V th A B. f thou desire to be trulyvallant, fear i^o ap y i i. jury. He that.fean not to do evil, is alwaysafwd to suffer «vil1 He that never fear* is, iesperat*, * ho thatfears alwajcrtt U.t^ lant mant wbo dares nothing boi what UdaVa^a] fearttoothing trat what lie ought 1 communications spoken by tho medium on the afternoon o f Friday, January 29, aro plaoed in order below this note, to show the reader tho variety of oharacter represented by tho medium, in a sitting of less than two hours. Eaoh o f these spirits displayed the samo wide dilferenco in manner o f speech and action, as in sentiment The impersonation of character is oftlimes os interesting and wonderful as soen upon, a stage by a good delineator of oharacter. Elizabeth Bernard. havo a companion in your homo; to him would oommuno. At tho timo speak through your medium a vast sheet o f water divides us j for ho is in Europe, whilo, in spirit, am here with you. was married but ono year previous to my death; my disease was consumption. My name was Ellrabeth Bernard. My husband was away when took siok and died. Ho was then in tho East ndies, and ho often says to himself, Oh, how wish could receive a -messago from one lovo bo well f spirit- ooming is true, why docs sho not seek some inedium to give amessago to me?" But ho docs not think that his ]#escncc is needed, with most mediums, to givo me power. Oh, tell him send a blessing and a thousand promises, and that as long as tho path to earth is open, will try to oomo to him. Toll him that when he is happy, am happy j that gricvo to see him Bad, and want him to preparo to meot me when this dark Beene of disease ib left was an orphan all my mother s family passed away,.some by accidcnt, some by disease, and my father s family also aro gathered in to tho spirit land. at last fell when expectcd to livo a long and happy life. Farewell. «, Friday, Jan. 29. mas W akefield. have more power in communicating physically than mentally, therefore pardon all mistakes make. My namo is mas Wakefield- 1 havo been dead four years, and came to tho spirit world by accident. possessed a very strong physical form, and my B p irit was divested of that form in less than two seconds o f time, and feer tho samo physical force as had on earth, and cannot seem to divest mysolf of i t As have so much, remain on earth; that is my. homo; had less, should ascend quicker. was killed on the cars. have communicated through various mediums, but never in this way. can givo you as many physical manifestations as you call for, if you givo me a proper medium. think in timo shall learn to control woll enough to speak and givo you many valuablo ideas. have learned much since left ono life, and gained another. havo learned much by coming to mediums. Ono especially has taught mo more than others. Ho always welcomes mo, and gives me many things to aid mo on in my journey, for which take occasion hero to thank him. You may ask, Who is this medium? shall answer, thnt matters not. Ho will understand i t ; ho is a stranger here. t is a hard thing to bo Bhuffled off this mortal sphero, without saying your prayers; but think if was on earth again, should liko to go quiok, though should not liko to know of i t Do you supposo had known what 1 should have suffered, should have stepped on board tho cars?.oh, no, yot it -was tho b e s t thing which Murer befell me.. should have lived longer on earth, and the sphero dwelt in on earth, and my acquaintances, would have made mo die by disease and remorse. So you sco God is wise in nil Uo does. My friends have asked me to tell them what my sensations were when first left earth. My first sensation faas fear; my seoond wonder; my third a senso of quiet Something seemed to steal over mo whioh wooed mo to quiet, and did rest, for remembered nothing for some weeks after that Then nsked, How long will it be beforo enn return to earth? for know of Spiritualism,. heard bad reports and good reports of it, and formed an opinion that it was a mixture of good and evil; but thought that after passed from earth, should sec what could do in coming baok. havo nothing more to say, except to thank you, and request you to publish what have given you in tho Spirit Paper." My friend will see i t Friday, Jan. 29. J. D. Fisher. This was given in consequence o f an expression o f opinion by n friend who wns with us, relating to tho peculiar effect left upon tho medium by the spirit of E. Bernard; it boing with somo difficulty that sho, was restored to consciousness. t seems to be strango to many, that spirits, on coming baok, sometimes bring with them that which seems to you to bo the diseaso of tho old form they have laid down. A word by way o f explanation will not bo amiss. t is not that spirits retain diseaso ; that cannot belt is not that the disease is thrown upon the medium, for that cannot be. oversight is upon the part o f tho spirit, who, by its ignorance, on coming to earth, generally inakca trouble, by not controlling his own mind. Now the Bpirit, in coming book to reanimate a mortal form, naturally begets in memory a quickening o f that which wns most deeply impressed upon the s p irit ^f he suffered exceedingly, that will como back in vividness when ho again reanimates a mortal fo rm ; nnd this is so powerfully impressed upon the medium, that Bho feels a ll tho symptoms o f tho disease. Now will account for this by and undcr tho samo laws as prou account for the sudden destruction of lifo. Here is a party in apparent health, who hears of some sudden calamity, in so unexpected a manner, that it so gains control o f him, or possession of himj that it breaks tho oonnectlon between the. spiritual and physical elements of his being, nnd causes death. Now if this dread, produced by remembrance of suffering, was thrown on the medium, when in full control, it would have tho samo. jlendcncy, and perhaps caubo death, but it is not imparted to the medium until tho spirit is leaving, for then tho spirit generally suffers tho same as when ho left his own mortal form. diseaso is not there, but the imagination gives the power, and so impresses tho organs of tho medium, that she feels the same pain as the spirit.remembers to have felt, and at the timo pio- tures in-his imagination. utmost care should be exercised at all times, when spirits of all grades come through a medium, and God, in His wibdom and lovo, has appointed some one o f us to take oare of thoso bodies, whioh spirits aro permitted to. uso for good. f tho spirit, through ignoranoc, should break tho connection between tno Bpirit o f tho medium and her body,.it would not bo.accounted to his fault; buit it is our business to hinder theso disasters. Thero is a large, field to bo. canvassed in this subje c t.- At present wo can only satisfy our mediums by telling them that wo will care for them as God gives us power j in the future we will give them such explanations as theyjaeed; but they are not fit to.qnderstand lt how. Wero \he conditions of the medium different, would explain to you moro folly, but as they are not, lcavp. Friday, Jan. 29.,,.ot Texas. nfthereis ad _«wu, rooghhaif them-as ire may/ Nowifho th» «nd fof: oar natural existence,*. cannot agree with him. wotud to God oould that a y tool oould respond amen to that, bot oannotc Now if Deity destined that should oommit sulolde,why am T kept in tor. ment;. why do tho sins of nut life glare at me like so many fionds? f man s the creature of destiny, how vain it is for him to seek to fashion his own oourso how vain to seek fbr heaven when hell la assigned him A Destiny! an overruling Provldenoo f the hand of Jehovah gnideth and dlrecteth all things hore 1 would to God oould believe it; that could oaat off tho stain that still besmears my garments. Oh, cannot believo i t believe man s his own free agent do not believe Jehovah wills that ho sins; that he should oast off his earth oxistenoo by his own hand. cannot believe it, for if do, must cast down the divinity o f {lod, and call Him Demon. For woeks previous to my committing that futul aot, it seemed as though somo demon was hurrying mo on to ruin, and almost every day of my life ho said, You aro not wanted on earth; you will suffer if you tarry longor thorp j oomo up here where there is life." And yieldod qbcdlcnco to that oall devil, gave up my own reason, and did that for which now suffer almost eternal death. 1 am told in timo shall riso, outuvo this ^sorrow, and that my sin will havo boon atoned for by my exertions. 1 am told in my coming hero, to-day, lay tho oorner- stono o f my future happiness. believo it, for thoso who told me, will not lib; and therefore tako up the cross, and enter the field o f labor with all my soul, whioh, thank God, s left me yet now fully realiio tho enormity of my sin, and 1 fully roalito tligt am to bo my own saviour; and in oorapleting my salvation, must bo humble, obedient, yielding my will to thoso superior to mo. Yes, my friend, bolievod was destined to fill a Buioido s grave. oould not get rid of it; sleeping or waking it was ever present with me it filled my soul. f had not listened to tho voioo of tho tempter, might have ooouplcd a high position in your land. But the evil forocs wero agafnst mo, and-1 trusted in my own weakness, and ushered my soul, unbidden by God, into the presenco of spirits. Somo called mo insane. wqs never moro sano than when contemplating that for which 1 now mourn. Ere go, suffer me to beg of tho deluded ones dwelling hero on earth, to stop, consider and bo wbo; and when Satan tempts them, say Oct theo behind mo," as did Josus. oonsidcred nm olf destined to that fate, and pray God that thoso who are coming up the hill o f life, will seo this beacon U gh t havo given them, and shun tho temptations of the evil influences whioh aro striving to lead them into sin. Oh, wish to God could speak through such a medium as might select, to thousands. Yet am content that it is tho will of God that come here to day, and no where else. have a blessing for my friends, they who were oonnccted with me in publio and private lifo.. would say to them the timo know is coming when 1 shall enjoy true hap. pmebs, whioh will be, all tho more joyous and bright, that have labored hard to ensure it. Call me Rusk that will do, for tho present n answer to aquestion i f he know the influences whioh attuoked him, he r e p l i e d By reason of weaknoss. within myself, spiritual and natural, tho nfluonoes whioh are always singling out viotims on whom to shed their influence, singled me out, and as relied on my own strength fell. Thus am as. am, my form filling a suicide s grave, my spirit mourning over that form it was bo ruthlessly torn from. Oh, that tho American nation might reoeive the light that is being given to them pray for them, labor for them, aud os long as havo power to la- bor for tho inhabitants of earth, f shall labor for this dear nation. Jan. 28. Patrick Duffy to the Priest and his Brother. Gad, m here myself how, and said d come, too. 1 tell you got something to do. Curso the priest it s. tlia^lmt w ordligaw «hon <Ued, and say t now. Curse tho priest; sent for him, but he was too laiy to come. Two years has gone, and m here, andfore two years wad gone, was in Boston. was an honest man, and worked hard, drank some rum, but not too much. got hurt, and tho doctors said 1 must die, and sent for the priest, but he did not come. said d haunt him, nnd will. m not bo deep in purgatory but can get myself out You seo was a decent man, and ought to have been cared for; and lived in Broad street in Boston, and went to Franklin street church in Boston, and was always loyal to tho church cursed if am now, though. did not" liko it then, and don t like it now, that the priest did not come. t was night, and ho wouldn t come. died, and was buried without a priest, and here am now; no thanks to him either. prayedmyself out -. n the oold weather shoveled snowand Sawed wood, and in warm weather carried mortar for the masons; worked for what got, and owed nobody; if wanted a glass of ruin paid for it if wanted a pound of male paid for i t ; aud l paid the priest moro monoy than he will ever get out o f me again. f. tho priest had come, should have given him somo money, but ho did n t, and gave it to my brother, who ib a docent man, working in Lawrence, and think that was best He s as daccnt a looking chap as you Yankees can be. don t say anything about myself. f had not been a docent man should _not have got hero to-day. camo to damn tho priest, and 1 have done it. He may be good sometimes, but he was n t good to me. f a man knocked me down the next breath, d say ho was n rascal. don t want any of his prayers, for thefr would not go higher than the orown of his old hat. m going to tell you my namo, else the devil wont know who 1 am. -My lastname ib Duffy,and the first, Patrick tho best, name that ever*lived. f thought Patrick was as bad as tho priest, Jd quit him and hate tbo namo, though, Want to Bay a word to my brother his name--is James, and ho is in Lawrence, Mass. Ho has gone there sinoe died and want him not to give a cent of -money to tho priest none of mine. ll haunt him- till, he gets better. t s my lookout to come, and its,yours to see its printed. They tell mo to.bo careful what say, for it goes into the prints, but hive told the truth, and always did. Good byo now. Friday, Jan. 29. Wo never plaoo implicit confidence hi ai spirit of tho oharacter this ono displays. t shows individu ality, and ho doubtless reflects all the light there it in him. Wo cannot debar such from manifesting, and would not f wo could. Howtiver low he may bo in tho ladder of progression, there is worn for him to go higher;.and even this rough nessago may bo seed sown, whioh shall yield him fruit Old sends in to Aunt Betsey to Massa Lindsey. should liko to speak. so got a message, massa and missub is here and can t talk, and mo to talk to young Massa Benjamin. 1so live Masim Lindsey s family long time. Thcy so good me, and now old massa. and missus is here. Aunt Betsey is htjre, too that s me. Young Missa Gcorgio wants to send messago to young massa. Wauts him to hear hor whon sho como nights to makosounds,and wants.him to go to medium to hear from old Massa Benjamin. Mas- sa got something to say to young massa., Young massa good. l)e Lord bless young massa all de time, and Ho bless ovcrybody. used tako youne massa when he s little he s big now. Misja Geo gicf here wid me dis minute now and wantt you tell liinu.you puts your dircotion, Aunt Betsey to Massa Lindsey,. Now let.mo.fix mine to it Yon fix it Jni so. The spirit insisted npon taking onr p k n Md offlr. ng a oross,: as ilutetyft Jfcrsons do, ty the above, when she continued. 7>. ; * Massa learn me todo that Massa livm hire now. Jld Mas** Undsey.been hero most two ycart, Mas- ja George Mjri -M,, altve by my ft * wll. was botwddnw, but Uko Msssa Lindsey and l stkr, :- goes all round with missa on earth, Heaps of love want to say, too; never speak before, this way; speak something to Massa Lindsey when he s all alono, bur he dont heap me? now speaks for old ood b; massa and young Mbsa Georgia. Go 1bye. Jan. 29. Joseph Foster, Boston. am not used to speaking through mediums. was one of thoso unfortunate beings who mot an untimely death on board the Lexington. Some time has passed sinoo then. have friunds in Boston, in r MVV A UUTUiriUJlUS lu 1>U0WJ«U New Hampshire, in Vermont, nnd in Maine, and they 8X0 anxious to hear from me, if spirit-coming is truo and therefore nm hore to-day. cannotspcakas fluontly as wish, but can givo you something, was youqg, nnd filled with many bright hopes of future; and when stepped foot on board that fateu vessel, littlo thought should never seo homo again. An old man who stood by my side ten minutes before went to niy house, shall never for- set Ho said, Young man, we are standing between n n tl ata «llr.,.... t i tho ill w - nv uiv DvuuuiuK uvinitu death and eternal Ufo} let us pray God ho will dvo na a m us a better portion. That wns tho first time really realiied my danger, nnd my situation did not fall to call forth from mo whnt overy moment should bring forth affection for those on earth. Sinco my death havo sought to communo, and havo, a little, by writing, but not in public, as now oommune. You aro a stranger to mo, and can have object in coming here, exccpt to roach injvfrienda. } o f thoso lovo havo followod me, whilo others still live on earth. To those will B a y, whilo you enjoy health and happiness, seek to merit happiuoss for tho futuro; not do as did, living to tho last moment without a thoughtof a better lifo. had much to make mo unhappy whon first camo here, for tho sins committed on earth, have had to atone for in what onco called Heaven. My employment sinco havo been hero, has been learning and teaching striving to learn tho laws of communication with mortals. havo nlso been attending tho death-bed of many of my friends, striving to mako the, birth o f tho spirit to its propor home easier. have been doing things too numerous montion, in faot will strivo to como again. Thursday, Jan. 28th Evans, shot in California. m shot, tell you m shot Where am 1? Am in Boston? Then m dead 1 My God, you tako it cool 1 got shot in a fight m siok ail over. Aro you dead V Then how can talk to you t (Wc explained to him this new phase of life, and asked him f ho had not heard of Spiritualism.) This is Spiritualism, you say? Curso it, there s no such thing 1 Maxwell shot mo do you know mo? My namo is Evans. 1 got shot in California. Did you ask when? Why, now. What year was it? t was (Then, Baid we, you havo. been shot four years, instead of just now.) Don t lio to me you say it is Dont lie m strong now, tell ybu. (Wo told him we were here to givo him truth, and help him to happiness, if it was his desire to receivo it)- como hero to bo revonged on Maxwell. Ho shot mo, buried me, and he is thero now. t is dark as midnight hero; can t see.. was brought here. last thing ho said to me when ho shot me, was that ho would tako me to a hospital. Wo fought about some money which was mine, anil he got i t was about thirty-ono years old. havo a mother and one sister in lliode sland. am just waked up my head was in a perfeot whirl when camo hero, but am better now, plaoo where was shot was Craig s Valley... Will vou tell my folks am dead? was a printer. Tell - my mother was shot thnt had property, but sho will never get it, becauso the devil tlmt shot me has got i t Tell hor to sell tho things left Oh, Liiiic 1 sho begged me so hard not to go, and told me that she did not expect to see me again, that do not want to talk to them. Tell Johnny to bo a good boy, and db right-on cattb. never Btayed in Boston more than two months at a time. lived in Pautuckct knew Barnes, Smith, Wilson, llines, Sherman, and knew old Potter. Gods o f war, ho* hot you are here! You say have been asleep all this timo? four years all that time! well, if it s 1858 bow, God has been asleep, and have, and guess it is me. have waked up to something thnt is confounded stmnge, that is suro. rw ent. to California when the fever started. mado muoh nnd lost more my lifo last Maxwell and camped together; ho was a ouss fell in with going ou t; ha said he bolonged in Rhode sland, but don t believo i t though. Tell him so.. Well, we went together, and mado money together. Wo were B om eth in g like fivo miles from any other camp had a good placft a rioh one. Ono night wo got disputing about tho gold that was washed out that day. always trusted him to divide it, but ho cheated on that n ig h t, and sftw it, nnd saw by tbat, whoro ho had cheated a number o f.times before, and told him so. Ho said 1 lied, and told him if ho said that again would slap his face. He did, and kept my promise, and ho shot me. think he always meant to get money nt any rate, and that ho bad had this plan in his head for somo timo. He told uo lie- was sorry for what ho had done, that he would tako care of me, ho would carry me to a hospital; but knewthero wns nono near, and that bo lied to mo then, and that should dio, and tlmt is tho last knew, till,beard a voice, and it bade mo follow, and led mo here. 1 could not seo a bit, but could hear you talk, and tho voice asked me j f did not want to talk to some ono had known ou earth, and said would. Well, he put my hand upon this persons head, (the medium,) and told me to wish ns hard as could to come, and tho first knew after that! was here. Now thb voice tells lmo must leave, and havo got to die over again. Well, i f 1 must, must Wednesday, Jan. 28. t will bo at once seen that this spirit is in spiritual darkncsb what somo would oall an evil spirit. Whether implicit confidenco is to bo placed upon bin statement, is yet to be ascertained by inquiry. Wo havo a right to doubt such, for it is evident that this is his first lesson in Spiritualism, and that ho passed out of tho world in anger, has been punished for it by tho spiritual darkness ho has been kept in for four years,.tho consequence of going to tho spirit land by violence and in sin, and returns with but little better feelings than when ho left This is bis first lesson; in timo ho will beoome sensible of his error, and* wo shall probably hear from him in a far different manner. t is a question, too, how far iio might bo able, undcr such ciroumstanoes, to so mag- netiso a medium, as t o,havo complete control of her. Thero is doubtless much truth in What ho says, but there may bo somo error. Wo should always exerciso our own judgment upon such oases. Mary A nn Davis, to her daughter Mary, n Wow York. Ob, dear, m so miserablo wish could dio. don t sco what live for. A-long story inino is, almost without end. stood by listening, and heard what that man said, (Rusk) and thought if ho bad so much to bo sorry for, did not kuow what had got to do. was born of respectable parents in Vermont, in a plaoo called Johnston. My namo wns Davis Mary Anh Davis. lived there until my father and mother died, then came to livo with an unelo n Man-* Chester, N. L lived with him till! was old enough to workin the mills, then went into tho Stark mills and.worked there till married ono William Grar ham, and wo moved to Wisconsin as soon as we married. lived thero four years in a placo called Murray. had two children; one dlod and the other l l. t«u you more about byandbve. After living there four years, my husband was killed, and.was loft all alone, with the exception o f my daughter. had some money, and kept thinking all tho winter to New York to work. n tho spring came, and brought my ohild. stayed thore most two years, sometimes getting work, and sometimes not ^ WH le 1 8 l 80 unhappy that - could drinv. nhcare,f. n,j,80lf chitu, that took to till i.? n ip00rr Marjr wcnt abou* begging. drank myself tried nim0r i f00 not * would kill X i n g. wcnt hnm.an. *? 1 drink until diml ««i l M muoh as oould fow d m 7 told 1 dij n Mw but a iam says stio will get this, and do what l w ^ t her to, hopo sho Will, but do not know. want W to got married to tho ono who loves her so wid?- And to toll her that if she goos off whero.ho T h i n W going, slill never bo happy. have not a word to say as to what she has dono, for it wns all my faull She canuot read or write. had a good education sho has none. Poor child J used to talk so much about her father, sho.used to say sho knew sho would havo loved him if he had lived. Tell her her father wants hor to do what have said. The mother of tho young mnn is hero with mo, nnd she says ho is a good boy, and that she kuows he will bo good ^, n*,? 10 a medium nnd will try to tnlk with her. William says ho will get this to Mary lie has gono baok to hor now, nnd ho Baid it was best for me to como here. Good byo m iroina D0W Thursday, Jan. 28. Alphous Pronoh. Muoh timo has gone by sinco was here. Many changes have been made; some for tho better more have made things worse, i do Hot como to earth in f i nf tll0u8l1 1 d not see thiugs just as would like to see them! 1 do not grievo-thoy do not cause mo one moment of wal unhappiness, for know the end.will be bettor than the beginning. But ooufess am xcccdiugly anxious in regard to r *! T, Uuo of,uy says, f Spiritualism bo indeed true, why cannot spirits do a great rnaiiy things they do not do? f they oannot do what wo ask them to, cannot they find somo wny of informing us of that fact? Well it is to inform them u xjn such, that nm here to-day. do not como to provo tho truth or falsity of spirit power to any of my friends. 1 know God will tako care of is own work, and in liis own time His temple will bo finished, nud according to His.own taste. 1 havo often been requested to como KCfc and commune, nnd let mo say within tho soul, the time has not been for mo until tho present t was because. could not oome, not because waa not anxi- ous to answer their cull, in regard to certain things that havo been requested to assist iu, 1 will now answer. Man, nnd the spirit of man, purposes to do certain things-g od rules. Wo miiy Veek to draw all men unto tho Kingdom or Heaven in a moment of time, but our seeking would not do it We dos re to make all happy, nud if all would strivo as hard as wo strive to reach tho gaol or haiiui- nosb, they might be Tar happier thau they are at tho present time. The question lias been asked, *Father will you aid mo in a certain undertaking?" i answer Yes, as far as tho Great Father w ills-n o farther. t has been asked, Father do you sec mo in my present condition? answer yes, nnd nm striving to aid all can. But in turn ask him to seek, and oontmuo to seek, aud with faith. God is wise, and however foolish his rule may seem to mortals, it is so only in appearance, uot in reality. God aid me to aid my enrth kindred, has been my prayer over Bince came to tho spirit lire, and have received many blessiugs for returning to enrth. t matters not whother 1 succeed in what 1 attempt or u ot God 4 a * well satisfied with mo as though gathered abundance or fruit from a tree of my own planting.. When in my earthly condition, was Alphous trench, lo u have all you need now, nnd bid you g00*1 <% Jun. 26. W illiam Emerson, Strong, M e. You don t know mo. Well, used to know you something liko 20 years ago. Were you ever acquainted with a boy by tho imtne of- William Emerson? Were you ever acquainted with Nelson York? used to know you when a boy, at Strong, Maine. Well, time (lies round. ve been here ten years, but don t see that forget my friends, but they do not recognize me,-because do not bear my own form. t seems to, me thnt you ought to remember mo well. understand that you have a brother in tho spirit land, but i have not seen him. You were called n pretty wild fellow wheu you wero young, up to nil sorts of pranks 1 know you must kuow Nelson York, because be did not livo rar from you. His sister Julia is in tho spirit land, thoy tell me, but have not seen her. 1 remember the Hartwells there. Wheu n fellow conies to earth he has to scratch up lls momory-box pretty well, in order to satisry you that he is who ho pivtemls to be. My father and mother are with m o; have a brother and sister who got married, and went away, aud have never been able to get tlie track of them. 1 passed away on the water; was supercargo, had never been on a voyag to a warm climate before, aud got sick, and that accounts for my being iu tho spirit land. t s a good whilo biico then, nnd there are many changes on enrth. A spirit finds as mocli pleasure in returning to earth, as a man does in getting bomo from a long voyage. My timo has run out Und. must bid you good bye. Thursday, Jan 28.. This was given to a gentleman of this city who ao- companicd us to tho sitting. Aftor awhilo ho remembered the family of tho spirit and his nnmo; tho other names tbo spirit montioned to provo his knowledge of tho place he hailed from on cqrth, were cor- root. Notico that two persons havo passed from earth to spirit life, yet ho had not met them, neither had he been ablo to track his brother and sister on earth, which proves that they are bound by oondi- tions-in spirit lifo, as well as. we in earth life. Logan. The spirit communicating, presented hlm jclf to tlio medium, before entrancing her, and sho, not being pleased with his appcaranco, was rather aflrighted, but after awhilo ho placed-her in tho Bpirit trance, and gave tho following: llail, Sachems tho ndian oomes to add to "your council firo and givo strength to your medium. Moons come nnd go, nnd yet tbo pale faco hecdeth not tho cry or tho ndian. Bravery and s tlll the ndian finds written on the brow, but within he finds fear. Palo faces you need not havo fear. Great Spirit com- ihandetli and you follow, aud the Great Spirit will constantly send warriors to fightyour battles. Pale-faces, you havo mighty souls to follow, great fires to kindle ; tho wigwam is large, needing much warmth nnd light, aud you call for warmth and light nud you get them from the Great Spirit Palo Sachem, mighty ones como to your council., and you make no obeisance; you heed them not because you seo them not Time will como when you will see nnd will not fear; now if you saw you would Tear. Call for mighty intcllcots, for big lights, and you will get them. The ndian scos you standing in m i B t, and ho looks down the futuro, and he sees you standing in sunlight Paddle your own canoes. Ask no aid save of tho Great Spirit l ale-faoes, tho sun goes down and tho ndian goes homo. Jan. 28. Nathaniel Smith. Will yon oblige your friend Nathaniel Smith by informing his friends in earth lifo, that io will give tho statements required of him as soon as he can oontrol your medium to speak? 1 was with you some six weeks since, when you examined a letter from y friends therefore 1 oome..feb. X.

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